The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has declared that it has fully met all its obligations to the federal government and called on Baghdad to immediately end what it described as a policy of withholding public sector salaries.

In a statement released following its regular Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, the KRG emphasized that there are now no excuses for the Iraqi federal government to delay or deny salary payments to employees in the Kurdistan Region.

The Council discussed the outcomes of recent meetings between KRG representatives, the Iraqi government, and oil companies. It affirmed that both the KRG and oil firms have expressed readiness to cooperate with Baghdad on resuming oil exports — a step aimed at eliminating justifications previously cited for the salary delays.

The KRG added that it is now awaiting the federal government’s final decision to approve the joint agreements reached in the presence of oil company representatives regarding the resumption of exports.

“All issues related to the salary lists and the transfer of revenues to the federal treasury from the Kurdistan Region’s internal income have been implemented,” the KRG stated.

“There is no justification for the Ministry of Finance to withhold the financial entitlements of the Region.”

The Council concluded by urging the Iraqi government to respect the legal and constitutional right of Kurdish employees to receive their salaries, stating that no pretext should be used to deprive them of their earnings.