Barak: Washington supports the Baghdad-Erbil dialogue on oil, salaries, and revenues.
Barak: Washington supports the Baghdad-Erbil dialogue on oil, salaries, and revenues.
2026-11-09
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The US envoy to Iraq, Tom Barrack, affirmed on Monday that direct dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil is the best way to resolve outstanding issues between the two sides, most notably the files of oil exports, salaries and revenues.
Barak said in a post on the “X” platform, which was reviewed by Shafaq News Agency, that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani have shown leadership in this direction.
He noted that the United States stands with them in their efforts to build a prosperous and sovereign Iraq.
Earlier today, Federal Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi discussed with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani the outstanding issues between the federal government and the regional government, most notably the management of oil fields, revenues, employee salaries, the region’s share of the 2027 federal budget, and the oil and gas law.
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region arrived in the federal capital, Baghdad, on Monday morning to discuss the federal budget law and other issues.
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