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The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at 11am, the seventh ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 22 November 2021 welcomed Ambassador Petr Stepanek, the Czech Republic’s new envoy to Iraq. They discussed the current post-election political situation in Iraq and the plight of the Kurdistan Region migrants on the EU border. 

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 22 November 2021 met with France's Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Mr. Olivier Decottignies. On this 10-year commemoration of the passing of Madame Danielle Mitterrand, Deputy Speaker Hawrami said that France's First Lady, a champion of the Kurdish cause, has a special place in the hearts and memories of the Kurdistani people. 

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 18 November 2021 held a meeting, chaired by Speaker Rewaz Faiq, with the heads of the parliamentary parties to discuss several key legislative and other issues.

Kurdistan Parliament Secretary Muna Kahveci on 17 November 2021 participated in the Turkmen Language and Culture Day celebration. In her speech she expressed concern about some parties' efforts to reduce the number of parliamentary seats reserved for the ethnic and religious components.

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 16 November 2021 spoke at the Middle East Peace and Security Forum (MEPS), a major conference at the American University of Kurdistan-Duhok,. In a panel on the future of Iraq after the recent elections, Dr. Faiq said, “Iraq needs stability in terms of protecting the sovereignty of its borders, diversifying sources of income, acceptance that Iraq’s system has become federal.”

I hope that the spirit of unity and togetherness between all the communities of Kurdistan Region and Iraq grows stronger, that the prospect of a democratic life prevails over the prospect of ethnic and religious discrimination.

The Turkmen people are an original community of this country, and their participation in all areas of our multi-ethnic society has enriched and enhanced our togetherness and coexistence. The Turkmen have played an active role in all aspects of the Kurdistan Region.

The abovementioned MP’s statement contradicts statements by EU officials and the policies of these countries, which stress the strengthening of the borders of Poland and Lithuania, and which call on people not to set off on these routes, to avoid such suffering and smugglers swindling their money...

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 10 November welcomed the new British Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Mr. David Hunt. They discussed strengthening inter-parliamentary relations and Parliament’s agenda for the coming months.