Positive Meeting Between KRG, Iraqi Government on Salary Issues
“The topics discussed in today’s meeting will serve as the basis for the coming 12 months,” Rebaz Hamlan said.
Jan. 31, 2025
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A high-level delegation from the finance ministries of the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a meeting on Friday at the al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad to discuss salary payments and the list of employees and retirees.
Iraq’s undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Ribaz Hamlan, stated in a press conference that the meeting was positive and that discussions between the two sides would continue the following day.
“The topics discussed in today’s meeting will serve as the basis for the coming 12 months,” Hamlan said.
KRG’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Awat Sheikh Janab, expressed optimism after the meeting, saying there was a good understanding between the two sides.
“We discussed the salary schedule and the list of employees and retirees; There is a mutual understanding; and we hope to resolve the issues tomorrow and send the necessary funds for salary distribution,” Janab said.
Kurdistan24 correspondent reported that the meeting lasted for about three hours. Initially, it was scheduled to be held at the residence of Iraq’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for Financial Affairs, Fuad Hussein, but was relocated to the al-Rasheed Hotel due to the large number of attendees from both delegations.
Erbil and Baghdad held several meetings to discuss amendments to the previously approved 2025 federal budget law and to address obstacles related to the payment of civil servant salaries in the Kurdistan Region.
