Nijaifi discusses federal budget’s pending issues with parliament blocs’ heads

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Osama al-Niajifi held on Tuesday meeting with the heads of the parliament blocs to discuss the pending issues about the federal budget of 2013.

The media office of Nijaifi cited in a statement “A meeting was held on Tuesday in presence of the two Deputies of Najaifi and the heads of the parliament blocs where they conferred about the controversial points related to 2013 budget.”

The Speaker stressed “The significance of approving the federal budget for it considerably concerns the lives of people,” the statement added.

“The conferees agreed on continuing the negotiations to prevent delaying the vote on the federal budget anymore,” the statement concluded.