Friday, 5 January, 2018 , 17:22
KRG Cabinet |
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) – In a statement for the Kurdistan Regional Government website, KRG Spokesperson Safeen Dizayee responded to the statements of Iraqi Prime Minister Mr. Haider al-Abadi during his Tuesday, January 2nd, press conference.
Below is the text of the statement:
Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during his press conference on Tuesday, held after the meeting of the Iraqi Federal Government Council of Ministers, mentioned a number of topics related to the production rate and sales of the Kurdistan Region’s oil, salaries, and other issues related to the Kurdistan Region.
There have been many national and international calls for the start of dialogue to resolve outstanding issues between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government of Iraq. During the past week, we noted positive indicators and an improved atmosphere from Baghdad to begin dialogue, as well as the visit of a delegation from the federal govenment to the Kurdistan Region.
Prime Minister al-Abadi, however, in his press conference and in a language that does not serve to promote a positive environment, presented a range of inaccurate information about a number of issues pertaining to the Kurdistan Region.
We believe that serious dialogue is the right way to find solutions for all outstanding issues, not through media statements that have been going on for almost three months without producing any benefit. Prime Minister al-Abadi, for the second time, has addressed the production, sale, and export of oil from the Kurdistan Region with inaccurate numbers. Therefore, we find it necessary to make some points clear: