Al-Zaidi and Barzani open the files on oil, salaries, and the federal budget.
Al-Zaidi and Barzani open the files on oil, salaries, and the federal budget.
2026-11-09
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, 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’s Media Office said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that Al-Zaidi received Barzani and his accompanying delegation, stressing the federal government’s commitment to achieving justice and guaranteeing the constitutional rights of the region’s citizens and institutions, and working to address outstanding issues in a way that serves the national interest.
According to the statement, Al-Zaydi pointed to the trend towards increasing Iraqi oil production to reach 7 million barrels per day in 2030, and 10 million barrels per day in 2032, including the production of the region’s fields, which amounts to about one million barrels per day, stressing that this increase will reflect positively on development and the economy in the country.
The statement added that the two sides held a joint meeting during which they discussed a number of files and issues of common interest, and agreed to put in place appropriate mechanisms to address the problems between the two governments in accordance with the constitution and applicable laws.
In the oil file, the two sides discussed mechanisms for managing and regulating the fields in accordance with the constitution, in addition to regulating oil and non-oil revenues and coordinating their management between the Ministries of Finance in the federal and regional governments.
They also affirmed the guarantee of continued payment of salaries to the region’s employees, on par with Iraqi state employees, and discussed the region’s share of the federal general budget for 2027 and the mechanisms for organizing it in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, as well as the importance of expediting the enactment of the oil and gas law to address the problems related to oil production, export, and management of oil wealth.
Both sides condemned the attack that targeted the Khor Mor field, and stressed the importance of protecting oil facilities and infrastructure and taking the necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such attacks, stressing the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation and adopting dialogue and understanding as a basis for addressing outstanding issues, in a way that strengthens the unity of the national position and serves the interests of Iraqis.
For its part, a statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government, received by Shafaq News Agency, stated that both sides condemned in the strongest terms the attack that targeted the Kormor field, and agreed on the need to put an end to the attacks and stop the assaults that target the economic infrastructure and the energy sector in the region.
The statement added that Masrour Barzani stressed the importance of securing the Kurdistan Region’s share of the 2027 federal budget fairly and justly, in accordance with the constitution and respect for the federal system and the constitutional entity of the region, noting that the two sides exchanged views on the constitutional rights and financial entitlements of the region.
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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