AFTER THE TECHNICAL DELEGATION, A POLITICAL DELEGATION FROM BAGHDAD AWAITS ARRIVAL IN ERBIL TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING ISSUES
government political delegation from Baghdad is scheduled to visit Erbil, following the arrival of a first technical delegation from the capital to the Kurdistan Region on Thursday.
A Jebel correspondent reported on Saturday that the “political delegation” could arrive in Erbil at any time. A well-informed source in Baghdad said the delegation would arrive to reach final agreements on the Kurdistan Region’s financial dues, the issue of employee salaries, and the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region.
Last Thursday evening, a technical delegation representing the federal government in Baghdad arrived in Erbil and met with a similar delegation from the region to discuss the salary issue and its resolution, as well as the resumption of oil exports from the region to the world. According to information obtained by Al-Jibal, the meetings yielded positive results, particularly regarding the satisfaction of the region’s oil-producing companies regarding the resumption of oil exports.
A senior government political delegation from Baghdad is scheduled to arrive in Erbil this week, with the authority to finalize agreements on salaries and the resumption of oil exports, a Jabal correspondent reported, citing an informed source.
The source did not disclose the size of the delegation, but indicated that it is “a large delegation, and will be headed by the Iraqi government. It is scheduled to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Minister of Finance and Natural Resources Awat Sheikh Janab to make crucial decisions on the two issues.”
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani stated at a press conference last Thursday afternoon that the issue of employee salaries in the region was moving toward a solution, and that an authorized delegation would arrive from Baghdad to Erbil within two days to reach an agreement on the matter.
The technical delegation in Erbil includes representatives from the Supreme Economic Council, the Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, the Iraqi Board of Supreme Audit, and representatives from SOMO and North Oil.