Kurdistan: We have financial benefits for Baghdad, regardless of the current crisis
Kurdistan: We have financial benefits for Baghdad, regardless of the current crisis
6/25/2020 14:39
[Baghdad_Eyein] The Minister of Overseas Territories in the Kurdistan government, member of the Kurdish delegation Khaled Shawani, confirmed, on Thursday, that there are financial benefits to Kurdistan, regardless of the financial conditions the country is going through, while pointing to the availability of a serious will on both sides to solve the outstanding problems.
Shawani said in a statement reported by “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat” newspaper, that “Iraq is going through an economic crisis; Likewise, the region’s government is going through the same crisis, as are Iraq’s obligations towards OPEC in terms of maintaining oil prices, and therefore, this requires cooperation between the federal governments in Baghdad and the region’s government in Erbil to face all possible repercussions of that. ”
He added that “there are financial benefits to Kurdistan regardless of these circumstances, which relate to the salaries of employees, as well as other financial benefits, in addition to understanding on the oil revenue file, and how the two parties can reach a solution on this file; Among them are the Kurdistan region’s entitlements in accordance with the constitution, “noting that” what is important to us is how to cooperate between the two parties to cross this crisis. ”
On the difference between these discussions and previous rounds during the past three months, Shawani said, “What distinguishes this stage of negotiations is the existence of a real will on the two governments to address all these problems, and thus; With this will, we hope to reach solutions and understandings, especially as the atmosphere is positive during the dialogues; Whether that took place during the last period and which we have now begun with officials in Baghdad. ”
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