Iraqi Parliamentary Committee Reaches Initial Agreement with Kurdistan Regional Government on Oil Contract Revisions

The head of Iraq’s Parliamentary Finance Committee, Atwan Al-Atwani, announced an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to review its oil contracts and align them with the Iraqi constitution. The Council of Representatives issued a statement outlining that a delegation from the parliamentary finance committee, led by Al-Atwani, held a technical meeting in Erbil with representatives of the KRG. The meeting, held at the region’s Council of Ministers, aimed to address key issues between Baghdad and Erbil. Al-Atwani stated that the discussions focused on various topics, including oil exports, financial revenues, border crossing automation, unification of customs tariffs, and