Barzani to a parliamentary delegation: There is an opportunity to legislate the oil and gas law

The President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, stressed that "the opportunity exists to legislate the oil and gas law to regulate the distribution of wealth." During his reception of a delegation from the Parliamentary Finance Committee today, Wednesday, according to a press statement, Barzani expressed his desire to resolve the differences between the central government and the region, expressing his support for the Finance Committee's movement in this regard. The meeting discussed, according to the statement, "the overall common conditions and ways to resolve the outstanding issues between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in a way that establishes a new phase of cooperation, coordination and understanding on the basis of respecting the Iraqi constitution." The head of the committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, reviewed the files that the Finance Committee delegation came to discuss with the Kurdistan Regional Government, most notably the implementation of the provision s of the Federal General Budget Law, the oil and national wealth file, the localization of employees' salaries, border crossings, taxes and customs, and other issues related to the financial aspect. He stressed "the Finance Committee's constant endeavor to find understandings that lead to radical solutions to the outstanding issues between the federal government and the region," stressing that "deferring the differences does not solve them, but rather increases their complexity." Barzani praised the efforts of the Finance Committee, in terms of legislating laws, monitoring performance, and taking the initiative to end the differences. Source: National Iraqi News Agency