Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today received Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Head of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition and former Prime Minister of Iraq.
They discussed the developments in Iraq and the wider region, as well as relations between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government of Iraq.
They agreed on the importance of strengthening cooperation and coordination among Iraq’s political parties to support the federal government in increasing public revenues, addressing challenges, and serving all citizens and communities without discrimination.
Prime Minister Barzani emphasized the need to respect the constitutional status and financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region and ensure its fair share of the 2027 federal budget, based on the Kurdistan Region’s 14% share of Iraq’s population, as established by the officially approved results of the 2024 national census.