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Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and its Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar in Erbil, the government of the Kurdistan region said.
A dispute over oil has long strained relations between authorities in Baghdad, northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and neighbouring Turkey.
The agreement, signed in Baghdad in the presence of Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani and Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani, was to be implemented 'today', a Kurdish regional government official said.
Iraq aims to establish a new oil company in the northern Kurdish region, months after a federal court ruling deemed the legal foundations of the Kurdistan region's oil and gas sector unconstitutional
![Iraq - Kurdistan oil dispute [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/media/images/F6EC602F-E6BE-4DAC-8CC6-4DFFCF0F1CA4.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=nVqvhAEN "Iraq - Kurdistan oil dispute [AFP]")
Iraq's oil ministry will begin implementing a federal court ruling that deemed the legal foundations of the Kurdistan region's oil and gas sector unconstitutional.
While the KRG has established policies for Syrian refugees in Kurdistan to live and work legally, these provisions have not translated into sustainable livelihoods and economic prosperity, resulting in unrealised potential, writes Caroline Zullo.
Comment: The trial of five Kurdish activists and journalists for 'spying' has left Kurds furious with their leaders. As hardship increases, they recoil against growing authoritarianism, writes Judit Neurink.
Comment: The Kurdistan region of Iraq has hit rock bottom. What was once a promising 'other Iraq' is now a politically and financially bankrupt disappointment, writes Judit Neurink.
Comment: As many young Kurds mourn the loss of the independence dream, the economic situation continues to worsen, fuelling political instability, writes Tanya Goudsouzian.
Comment: The Iraqi army's operation in Kirkuk concluded almost a decade of efforts on Baghdad's part to force the hand of the Kurds, writes Paul Iddon.