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Kurdistan Parliament MPs on 29 June voted to extend by 30 days the deadline for submitting their legislative proposals, and to extend the current spring session by a month, to end on 1 August. The purpose is to compensate for the delays caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Sixty MPs voted in favour of the deadline extension, and 70 voted in favour extending the spring session.

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 29th June 2020 at 1pm – the 5th ordinary sitting of the spring session of the second year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term.

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq and Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami in statements condemned ISIS terrorist attacks on 13 June on the Kakayi villages of Merkhas and Dara in Khanaqin. The Kakayi are a Kurdish religious minority. Parliament's Presidency called on the Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga to coordinate to protect civilians in the areas.

The Finance Committee is looking into the KRG's decisions to cut salaries by 21% in the wake of the financial crisis, to increase revenue from taxes and customs, and to start implementing the Reform Law in July. The Human Rights Committee visited prisons directorates to look at conditions, rights and Coronavirus measures.

We the Kurdistan Parliament condemn Turkey’s recent military attacks on the PKK in Kurdistan, which killed several Kurdistan Region citizens living near the border areas...We believe that any war or military action makes the prospect of lasting peace more distant, and that the only way to solve Turkey’s Kurdish problem is through political dialogue.

Parliament’s Presidency on 10 June decided to close Parliament for two weeks, after some Parliament employees tested positive for the Coronavirus. More...

Kurdistan Parliament’s Health Committee emphasised that every person should protect themselves and others to prevent the further spread of the virus; and that everyone should know that Coronavirus is not a political issue and it should not be politicized.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 7 June met with Greece’s Consul General Efthymios Costopoulos, to discuss Parliament’s work and the latest developments in Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq on 2 June sent the following congratulatory message to the Kurdistan Islamic Group political party on their 19th anniversary:

For 21 years, the Youth Freedom Organization has defended young people’s rights and sought to meet their needs. Today young people’s greatest demand is for job opportunities. Your organization must support their demand and create the necessary opportunities for them.