Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, announced, on Tuesday, that an agreement had been reached with the federal government, according to which the dues from the federal budget will be sent to the region.

Barzani stated in a post, that "I spoke with Federal Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi within the framework of the ongoing negotiations and the commitment to make the relationship between Erbil and Baghdad more clear."

"I am pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached according to which the dues from the federal budget will be sent to the Kurdistan region, with a retroactive effect, starting from January 2021," Barzani said.

According to the post, Barzani stated that "during our phone call, I thanked him for his leadership, and I thanked the federal government for its support for this important turning point, through which we together overcame this difficult and long-standing obstacle."