Al-Atwani: An effort to bring federal government and Kurdistan to mutual understanding

INA-  Baghdad


The Head of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, revealed on Wednesday a movement to find understandings and radical solutions between the federal government and Kurdistan.  

According to a statement of the Finance Committee received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "the head of the Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, met with the accompanying delegation, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, in Erbil." 

The statement explained that "the meeting discussed the overall political and security situation in the country, 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 respect for the Iraqi constitution."

It said that "Al-Atwani reviewed the files that the delegation of the Finance Committee came to discuss with the Kurdistan Regional Government, foremost of which is the implementation of the provisions of the federal budget law, the oil file and national resources, the localization of employees' salaries, border crossings, taxes and customs, and other issues related to the financial aspect."
 
Al-Atwani stressed "the Finance Committee's constant endeavor to find understandings that lead to radical solutions to the outstanding issues between the federal government and Kurdistan," stressing that "the deportation of disputes does not solve them, but rather complicates them."
 
He added: "We have seen in the federal government the real desire to zero crises and start the process of construction and development," pointing out that "achieving the welfare of the Iraqi people requires political stability."

For his part, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party welcomed "the delegation of the Finance Committee, praising its great efforts in terms of legislating laws, monitoring performance, and initiating to end differences."
 
Barzani stressed that "the opportunity exists to legislate the oil and gas law to regulate the distribution of wealth," stressing "his sincere desire to resolve the differences between the central government and the region, expressing his support for the movement of the Finance Committee in this regard."