President Salih and KRG delegation discuss 2021 budget
INA – Baghdad
President Barham Salih met a delegation of Kurdistan region – KRG, headed by Qubad Talabani on Monday, and discussed 2021 budget file.
Salih received the Kurdistan Region delegation headed by the Vice President of KRG, Qubad Talabani, in the presence of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Bashir Al-Haddad and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein, included a statement by the Media Office of the President that Iraqi News Agency (INA) received.
The meeting dealt with the importance of strengthening efforts and dialogues to reach radical solutions to the outstanding issues between KRG and the federal government, including the budget file, and "the need to secure the rights and interests of citizens and not involve them in political issues,"
According to the statement, Salih stressed, "the importance of adopting serious dialogue and a common desire to find solutions to the outstanding issues in accordance with the constitution and in a manner that achieves the interests of all citizens and employees and retirees, including KRG.