Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Sunday received the new U.S. Consul General to Erbil Wendy Green, who praised the KRG’s Ninth Cabinet’s reforms.

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According to the KRG readout, she praised the KRG’s reforms in various fields, particularly highlighting the Runaki project, which seeks to provide 24/7 electricity across the Kurdistan Region, and the MyAccount initiative, which aims to advance the banking system.

On July 10, the U.S. Consulate also praised the expansion of the 24/7 electricity project.

Furthermore, Consul General Green expressed her delight at assuming her duties in the Kurdistan Region and underscored the importance of strengthening friendly relations between both sides.

CG Green met KRG PM Masrour Barzani in Pirmam. The two discussed the ironclad U.S.-IKR security and economic partnership. CG Green encouraged the PM to form a government as soon as possible to deliver services for the people of IKR. pic.twitter.com/C06DroNNuZ

— U.S. Consulate General Erbil (@USCGERBIL) August 31, 2025

She reaffirmed her country’s commitment to further deepening ties with the Kurdistan Region and noted that a U.S. business delegation will soon visit the Kurdistan Region.

In a post on X, the U.S. Consulate General to Erbil said that both sides “discussed the ironclad U.S.-IKR (Iraqi Kurdistan Region) security and economic partnership.” 

“CG Green encouraged the PM to form a government as soon as possible to deliver services for the people of IKR.”

Since the October 20 parliamentary elections, the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party, which won 39 seats, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which secured 23 seats, have not yet been able to form a new government. 

Prime Minister Barzani also congratulated Consul General Green on her appointment and expressed his full support for the success of her mission and extended his appreciation to the United States for its continued support to the Kurdistan Region across various sectors.

The KRG readout also added that the meeting further addressed the need to resolve outstanding issues between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi federal government, ensure the rights and financial entitlements of the Kurdistani people, and resume oil exports.

Over the last 11 years, Baghdad has systematically withheld or reduced the budget and salaries to government employees in the Kurdistan Region.

In July, the KRG and the federal government reached a deal for the KRG to deliver 230,000 barrels of oil per day and 120 billion Iraqi dinars monthly from non-oil revenues to the Iraqi government in exchange for the payment of the salaries of government employees.

On March 25, 2023, due to an international arbitration ruling, Kurdish crude oil exports through Turkey were stopped. Despite the recent agreement, no oil has been exported yet.

Today, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance transferred 690 billion Iraqi dinars to the KRG’s account for June salaries. An additional payment is expected to complete the month’s allocation.