High-Level Iraqi Federal Delegation Arrives in Kurdistan to Discuss Financial and Oil Issues

high-level Iraqi federal government delegation arrived in the Kurdistan Region on Sunday to meet with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani at the administration of the Zakho Independent Administration, with discussions focusing on outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.

The delegation is headed by the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and includes the ministers of oil and electricity, the director general of the North Oil Company, the head of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Commission, the director of the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), as well as several officials and technical experts.

The meeting is expected to address relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, efforts to resolve pending financial issues—particularly the region’s share of the federal budget—and outstanding oil-related matters, alongside proposals for managing the energy sector.