KRG Council of Ministers discuss Kurdistan Region civil servant salaries

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Chaired by Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers held its weekly meeting with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, according to a statement from the KRG.

At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Barzani commemorated the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Qaladze and students of Sulaimani University in 1974 and the shooting of protesters in 1982.

Then the Prime Minister briefed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his visit to Baghdad and Erbil. He emphasized the significance of the visit, highlighting its potential to enhance and strengthen bilateral relations.

In the first item of the meeting, Awat Janab Noori, the Minister of Finance and Economy, presented a report on the steps taken by his ministry for the April salary. A few days ago, an officially audited and approved list of civil servants in the Kurdistan Region was passed, along with the salaries of other parts of Iraq.

The Council of Ministers emphasized that the Federal Ministry of Finance should not be used as an excuse for not dispatching the funds and financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region.

Regarding the issue of banking the salaries of Kurdistan Region civil servants, the Council of Ministers stressed that it considers this issue important. Furthermore, the KRG has never been opposed to the banking of its salaries.

As far as oil exports are concerned, the KRG wishes to resume oil exports as soon as possible. “We agreed with the Iraqi government to sell oil by SOMO, and the revenue will be transferred back to the federal Treasury upon the resolution of outstanding issues. A joint memorandum of understanding between the two sides was signed in January of this year, which considered constitutional principles.”