rafidainscope - Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, directed the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the region's negotiating delegation to work diligently to enshrine Peshmerga forces' expenses within the framework of sovereign expenses in the federal general
budget law to guarantee their financial rights and dues. The governmental directive emphasized that Peshmerga expenses constitute an essential constitutional part of the national defense system, stressing the necessity of securing salaries, allocations, arming projects, training, and military readiness, and
applying standards of justice and equality with federal security forces, while enhancing parliamentary coordination to support this entitlement.