The Ministerial Council for the Economy recommended holding a special session at a high level to discuss the files of oil, energy, border crossings and customs. A joint statement between the Federal Ministerial Council for the Economy and the Kurdistan Regional Economic Council stated that "the Ministerial Council for the Economy held its twenty-eighth regular session with the Kurdistan Regional Economic Council in the Kurdistan Region/Erbil over two days to discuss a set of issues of common interest between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. The atmosphere was positive and frank in addressing these issues, and some of them were addressed with immediate decisions taken in the meeting. He added, "During the meeting, recommendations were made to the Federal Council of Ministers regarding them, with an emphasis on continuing dialogues to address issues that require more meetings and dialogues. The Ministerial Council for the Economy recommended to the Federal Council of Ministers to direct the Federal Ministry of Finance to address the salaries of the region's employees who were excluded due to their lack of biometric registration. Issues related to unifying the agricultural calendar, import and export licenses, factory licenses, company registration, contractor classification, border crossings, customs, the oil and energy file, and the banking sector were also discussed." The Ministerial Council for the Economy recommended, according to the statement, "The joint committees between the ministries and concerned sectors will continue to work to complete the tasks assigned to them and reach common understandings that benefit all citizens of Iraq. The Council also recommended holding a special session at a high level to discuss the files of oil, energy, border crossings and customs." In conclusion, the Kurdistan Regional Economic Council was invited to a joint meeting with the Ministerial Council for the Economy in Baghdad. Source: National Iraqi News Agency