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| Baghdad and Erbil to jointly run KRG border crossings as part of financial agreement |
| 2020-08-17 |
| [Rudaw] Baghdad and Erbil agreed on Saturday to jointly manage border crossings in the Kurdistan Region as part of an agreement securing 320 billion dinars ($268 million) per month from Baghdad to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in order for the KRG to pay its civil servants. According to a document obtained by Rudaw from a Council of Ministers official on Sunday, both Erbil and Baghdad reached an agreement to resolve a number of outstanding issues between both governments. The document consists of seven points, including the agreement on the border crossings in the Kurdistan Region, as well as outstanding debts owed by the KRG. Baghdad agreed with Erbil to jointly run border crossings in the KRG by establishing a "team" from both the federal government and KRG. The border crossings will follow federal "guidance and rules", the statement read. |
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