KRG delegation in Baghdad to finalise oil, salary deal

Baghdad-KRG Oil Deal Stalls Despite Reports of Breakthrough

The long-running oil export dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil over oil exports and public-sector salaries has now deepened, as Iraq’s Cabinet failed to address the issue in its latest session, just a day after media outlets reported that a resolution was near. According to Rudaw, the Council of Ministers on July 8 did not place the oil and salary file on its agenda, dealing a blow to expectations of imm…

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KRG delegation in Baghdad to finalise oil, salary deal

A high-level Kurdish delegation arrived in Baghdad this week for final negotiations aimed at resolving a bitter and economically damaging dispute with the federal government

Baghdad-KRG stalemate continues over oil disputes

Budget transfers to Kurdistan have been frozen since May as negotiations to restart oil exports falter.