KRG Prime Minister Meets with Leader of the State of Law Coalition

During the KRG high-level delegation’s meetings in Baghdad on Thursday, September 14, 2023, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government met with Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition.

During the meeting, the KRG Prime Minister addressed the dire circumstances faced by government employees of the Kurdistan Regional Government, highlighting the critical issue of delayed monthly salary payments by the federal government.

The KRG Prime Minister emphasised that, despite the timely payment of monthly salaries to other regions in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region has unfortunately not received its employees rightful salaries for the past three months. He underscored the critical need to promptly disburse the financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region while upholding its constitutional rights.

The leader of the State of Law Coalition has affirmed his willingness to help facilitate the disbursement of the financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region.