Nechirvan Barzani KRG prime minister said Monday that not even a drop of oil has been exported from Kurdistan and that Baghdad should send 17% of refined oil to Kurdistan Region.

The central government accused KRG of smuggling crude oil to the neighboring countries without regarding to Baghdad.

Speaking to the press in a receiving burial ceremony of 730 remains in Sulaimani Police College, he said, “The central government should not think about stepping up pressure on Kurdistan by cutting the region’s refined oil share at 17%.”

“KRG is ready to form a committee to look into allegedly smuggling oil,” he said.

The Kurdistan-Baghdad relations took a nasty turn over the past few months when both sides accused each other of exporting and stealing oil.