Kadhimi, Barzani meet in Baghdad to address oil, budget issues
Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, met July 24 with Iraqi officials in Baghdad, including Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, reportedly discussing the establishment of a new energy government for the Kurdistan Region.
The prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, visited Baghdad July 23 to discuss longstanding disputed issues between Baghdad and Erbil.
“I’m glad to be back in Baghdad,” Barzani tweeted as he landed in Baghdad. “We have lots to discuss — the things that bring us together and push us apart.”
The ownership and management of Kurdistan oil and gas, the budget share and the fate of disputed areas are the main issues between the two sides that have remained unsolved since 2003.
“We have constitutional blueprints to settle our 17-year-old disputes, and win-win solutions in the interest of the entire country, including the Kurdistan Region,” Barzani noted.
