Barzani heads delegation from Kurdistan region to Baghdad

with the federal government on oil and the budget files.

“The delegation composed of Deputy Prime Minister , Imad Ahmed , a number of ministers , specialists and consultants , pointing out that the delegation will meet with Prime Minister of the Federal government , Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad ,” The spokesman of KRG , Saven Dzia said in a statement , on Wednesday , received by “Shafaq News “.

Dzia added that the visit comes within a series of mutual visits between the two sides , adding that the talks during the visit include the oil file between Kurdistan Region and Turkey , in addition to the federal budget bill for 2014.

It is worth mentioning that voting on the draft of the federal budget for 2014 have been delayed due to differences among the political blocs on a number of contentious issues that happens every year as many of them are related to disputed issues between Erbil and Baghdad on the share of the first of the budget , the issues of the budget , the salaries of the Kurdish security forces ,Peshmarga and dues of oil foreign companies that work in the region .