Iraq, Kurdistan choose ‘dialogue’ to ease oil dispute

The federal government in Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region pledged Saturday to  "increase dialogue" to ease a simmering oil dispute that has been playing out in the courts in recent months.

The announcement came during a rare visit to the Iraqi capital by the Kurdish region's prime minister. Masrour Barzani, who had not visited Baghdad since 2019, met Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi for wide-ranging talks.

An oil dispute that has been poisoning relations between the two sides, and threatening to harm Iraq's lifeline oil industry according to analysts, was among the topics.