Masrour Barzani Emphasises Latest Erbil-Baghdad Talk

Chancellor of Kurdistan Region Security Council, Masrour Barzani, has welcomed the latest discussions between Erbil and Baghdad, considering it a "positive" step towards resolving the remaining disputes between the sides.

A high-level delegation from Iraq led by Minister of Planning Nouri Dilemi arrived in the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil on Sunday morning for talks on the ongoing disputes between the federal and regional governments.

Alongside other senior Kurdish leaders, Chancellor Barzani, who has been nominated to lead the next Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), participated in Sunday's vital meetings.

"I joined a high-level delegation in Erbil today on behalf of the Kurdistan Region to discuss with a visiting high-level delegation from the Iraqi Federal Government a number of important, unresolved issues between Erbil and Baghdad," Barzani said in an online statement on his Facebook page.

He pointed out that a number of significant subjects were brought up during the discussions.

"Productive talks today in Erbil with high-level Iraqi ministerial delegation — discussed economic/policy integration and technical agreements to create space and trust necessary to settle ongoing disputes," the Kurdish top security official said in a separate statement on his Twitter account.