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19 November - Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq , Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, and Secretary Muna Kahveci attended the funeral of Dr. Firsat Sofi, the Governor of Erbil and former MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s fourth term.

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 19 November conveyed their condolences on the passing of Nadr Muhammad Qadir, who was a MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s first term, in the following message:

Committees are preparing legislation on water resources and conservation and on charitable giving; they are also looking into Peshmerga reforms and support for martyred Peshmerga's families.

"Dr. Firsat Sofi was a loyal and active parliamentarian and an accomplished jurist, who had a prominent role in the Kurdistan Parliament. After becoming Governor of Erbil he worked unceasingly on reforms. Unfortunately, his untimely death cut short his significant service to Erbil."

"Dr. Firsat was a unique and special person, a loyal and trustworthy friend, eager for unity, harmony and brotherhood. Whenever disputes between political forces seemed impassable, particularly between the PUK and KDP, he worked to reconnect them."

Committees are looking into youth unemployment and emigration, problems with roads in villages in Slemani governorate, housing units in Kalar, and the failure to open student dormitories on time.

"The 17th of November is the annual Turkmen Language and Culture Day, and the Kurdistan Parliament voted to designate it as the official national day of the Turkmen community, passing Resolution No. 1 of 2020, with the aim of strengthening and enriching multiculturalism in the Kurdistan Region."

16 November - Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and India’s new Consul General Subhash Chandra Kain discussed developing closer bilateral ties, especially inter-parliamentary relations.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 15 November expressed his condolences to the State of Palestine’s Consulate General in Erbil on the passing of Saeb Erekat, in the following message:

POSTPONED: The Presidency of Kurdistan Parliament has decided to postpone the tenth ordinary sitting scheduled for 17th November, until further notice. The original order of business of the postponed sitting was the following: