Nechirvan Barzani calls on Baghdad to coordinate with Erbil to secure Kurdistan’s share of the budget.
Nechirvan Barzani calls on Baghdad to coordinate with Erbil to secure Kurdistan’s share of the budget.
2026-09-19
Shafaq News – Erbil
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani called on the federal government in Baghdad on Saturday to fully allocate the region’s share in the country’s 2027 general budget law through direct coordination and cooperation with Erbil, considering the current discussions between technical committees “insufficient.”
President Nechirvan Barzani told reporters, as reported by Shafaq News Agency, that “it is necessary, with regard to the budget issue, for the draft law to be prepared in coordination and cooperation with the Kurdistan Region, and Baghdad must take this matter into consideration and deal with it very seriously.”
The head of the region explained that “the technical committees assigned to prepare the draft law from both sides have already begun discussions, but this level is not sufficient,” stressing the region’s demand to “secure its full share in the budget through coordination between the relevant official institutions and departments in Kurdistan and the federal government in preparation for submitting it to the Iraqi Parliament.”
Regarding the internal political situation and the procedures for forming the government, the President indicated that “the efforts being made aim to bring the Kurdish political parties to positive results,” noting that “the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan are continuing to hold meetings, and we hope that these dialogues will culminate in reaching understandings that serve the interests of Kurdistan with all its components.”
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