Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday is set to head the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation to Baghdad, where the federal and regional officials discuss the Erbil-Baghdad budget dispute.

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani and Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Sheikh Janab are among the members of the high-level delegation that is expected to meet with top Iraqi officials.

The visit comes as Baghdad has refused to pay the Kurdistan Region’s federal share for months following the adoption of the budget law in June.
Barzani's last visit to Baghdad was in April when the Kurdish and federal premiers inked an agreement to resume the Kurdish oil export following its halt in late March. Per the deal, Erbil would get $900 million monthly after the Kurdish capital transfers 85,000 barrels of oil per day. 

Although the Kurdish region has transferred the agreed-upon amount, Baghdad has paid far less than what it had initially committed itself to, according to KRG officials.