Kurdistan Region will not cease its constitutional rights: PM Barzani 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Region will not give up its rights enshrined in the Iraqi constitution, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani declared on Sunday. 

The prime minister made the remark during a press conference on the sidelines of the 58th session of the Munich Security Conference 2022 in Germany on Sunday. 

When asked by a reporter about the latest ruling from Iraq’s federal court against the constitutionality of the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, Barzani described the decision as “politicized” and “against the constitutional rights” of the Kurdistan Region.

“We will by no means cease our constitutional rights,” Barzani told reporters, vowing to take any necessary steps to ensure that the rights of the peoples of the Kurdistan Region are protected. 

The prime minister also said that he had expressed concern about such “politicized” decisions during his meetings with world leaders over the past two days in Munich. 

During the three-day-long conference, Barzani met with various leaders from around the world and the Middle East and discussed matters of mutual interest and concern. He focused on political, economic, and security issues during his meetings with delegations on the sidelines of the conference. 

There has been “good understanding” on the subjects discussed during the conference, Barzani said, adding that he hopes they would “yield good results”.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer delegates participated in this year’s conference, according to its organizers.