"I received the sad news of the passing of Dr. Najmaldin Karim, the well-known politician whose life’s work and cause was the rights of our people. As the Governor of Kirkuk, under his administration Kirkuk enjoyed a golden period of security and urban development."
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Committees' recent meetings - 31 October 2020
Committees will ask the Interior Ministry to explain the arrest of journalist Sherwan Sherwani; ask the Finance Ministry about its agricultural loans policy; look into exhumation of Yazidi victims' mass graves, and interior forces' retirement.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami: “Najmaldin Karim was always a true defender of the rights of Kurdistani people”
"Dr. Najmaldin Karim was always a true defender of the people of Kurdistan. He struggled for Kurdistan from his youth in Kirkuk, he participated in the Aylul Revolution with Mala Mustafa Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan liberation movement...his stand on relinking Kirkuk to Kurdistan and standing against the occupation will go down in history."
Deputy Speaker Hawrami’s message on Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
"We reject disrespect of the Prophet of Islam and the messengers of other religions. Kurdistan is proud of our majority of Muslims, our diverse religious communities’ peaceful coexistence, and the constitutional institutions that are the protectors of our coexistence."
Speaker Faiq on Prophet Muhammad’s birthday: “I hope this occasion will deepen spirit of tolerance and coexistence among all religions”
"We hope that this occasion is an opportunity to deepen the spirit of forgiveness and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and other religions and to end extremism, sectarianism, conflict, and defamation."
High-level Kurdistan Parliament delegation visit France’s Consulate General
A high-level cross-party Kurdistan Parliament delegation, led by Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, on 28 October visited France’s Consulate General in Erbil and met with the Consul General Oliviers Decottignies.
Eighty-one MPs vote to end interpellation of KRG PM, Deputy PM and Finance Minister, reject call for motion of no confidence
The Kurdistan Parliament on 27 October sat for first readings of two bills on water, and MPs in the opposition further questioned in absentia the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister on cuts to government employees’ salaries. The opposition MPs’ bid to move to a motion of no confidence was rejected, with 81 of 91 present MPs voting that they were convinced by the Government’s answers and to end the questioning.
Committees' recent meetings - 28 October 2020
In recent meetings the Peshmerga Committee discussed officer promotions and retirement, and the Protection of Women's Rights Committee started preparing for the one-week campaign to eliminate violence against women.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami conveys condolences on passing of Kaka Mam Botani
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 25 October sent his condolences on the passing of Kaka Mam Botani, the head of the Kurdish Writers Union, to his family and relatives, the Kurdish Writers Union and intellectuals of Kurdistan, in the following message:
Speaker Faiq conveys condolences on passing of Kaka Mam Botani
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 25 October expressed her condolences on the passing of Kaka Mam Botani, the head of the Kurdish Writers Union, to his family and relatives, the Kurdish Writers Union and intellectuals of Kurdistan, in the following message: