KRG indicates problems in the population census

Shafaq News / The Minister of Planning in Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Dara Rashid confirmed the existence of technical problems that hinder the population census to be conducted during the current year, stressing the need to keep the census process away from any political interference.

Rashid said in a press conference held in Erbil that the government of Prime Minister , Adel Abdul Mahdi has passed all approvals and powers to the Federal Ministry of Planning to conduct a census in coordination with the Ministry of Planning in Kurdistan Region.

However, he added, "But there are technical problems related to the disputed areas, and we hope to find a solution to them because we do not want this census to be as political as the previous censuses in the time of the previous regime."

Rashid added, "If we come to a complete conviction that the census goal is development in Iraq and Kurdistan, then KRG will surely support its action."