Iraqi PM discusses important national issues with Kurdistan PM
The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and the Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, discussed on Wednesday ways to integrate the work of the federal and regional governments with the Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, according to a press statement issued by the Prime Minister’s press office.
Al-Sudani received Barzani and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
The statement explained that the meeting between both leaders addressed the most important issues at the national level, as well as ways to integrate the work of the federal government and the regional government in order to provide the best services to citizens in all parts and governorates of Iraq.
The statement added that the meeting was attended by ministers, advisors and officials in the federal government and the regional government.
Both leaders also talked about Kurdistan government’s share in the 2023 federal budget, oil and gas issue, and the federal rights of the Peshmerga forces, Rudaw News mentioned.
Barzani also met with the Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, the Speaker of the Parliament, Mohammed Al-Halbousi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zidan.
Tensions between Erbil and Baghdad escalated since the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court issued a ruling last February considering the legal foundations of oil and gas sector in Kurdistan region unconstitutional, after talks with the region’s government failed.