Masrour Barzani: Our talks in Baghdad focused on the region’s rights and appointments that have been stalled for 12 years.
Masrour Barzani: Our talks in Baghdad focused on the region’s rights and appointments that have been stalled for 12 years.
2026-11-12
Shafaq News – Erbil
On Thursday, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced that his recent talks in Baghdad focused primarily on the region’s financial rights and the reopening of government appointments, which have been suspended for about 12 years. He also confirmed that amendments would be made to the labor law to guarantee the rights of workers in the private sector.
This came in a speech delivered by Masrour Barzani during his participation in the graduation ceremony of students of Salahaddin University in Erbil.
In his speech, the head of the regional government said, “During the past few days, we visited Baghdad and held intensive meetings with the Prime Minister and ministers in the federal government, and we had lengthy discussions in which we defended the rights and financial entitlements of the people of Kurdistan and the region’s share of the federal budget.”
He added that “among the main topics of discussion was the issue of appointing employees and university graduates in the region, as the region has not been allowed to appoint new employees for more than 12 years, despite thousands graduating annually and their desire to work in the public sector.”
The head of the regional government expressed his hope to “resolve the disputes between Erbil and Baghdad and reach a fair understanding regarding the region’s share of the financial budget, which would allow for opening the door to appointments and providing job opportunities for young people.”
Regarding the regulation of the labor market, Masrour Barzani explained that the current regional government has provided extensive facilities for the private sector to advance its role, and has issued a decision to increase the percentage of employment of Kurdistan youth in investment projects, stressing “amendments to the labor law to regulate the work environment in the private sector, protect workers’ rights and guarantee their future livelihood, similar to public sector employees.”
On the domestic political front, the Prime Minister addressed the activation of the Kurdistan Parliament two years after the legislative elections in the region, stressing that “the goal of activating the parliament and commencing its duties is to protect the entity of the region and its legitimate official institutions, and to restore confidence to voters and political parties, and not against any person or party.”
Masrour Barzani called on all political forces in the region to “act with national responsibility and respond positively to the initiative of Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani to return to parliament and participate in talks to form the new government, in order to provide the best services to the people of Kurdistan.”
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