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.
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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:
Deputy Speaker Hawrami conveys condolences on passing of Brigadier General Khasro Khalid Yasin
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 25 October expressed his condolences to the family and relatives of Brigadier General Khasro Khalid Yasin, the deputy director of the intelligence directorate at the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, in the following message:
Order of Business for sitting of 27 October 2020
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 27th October 2020 at 2pm – the ninth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the second year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Hawrami conveys condolences on passing of Dr. Shafiq Qazzaz
“Shafiq Qazzaz at all stages of his life was on the side of the revolution, defended the rights of the people of Kurdistan, and gave his services to writing and culture.”
Speaker Faiq conveys condolences on passing of Dr. Shafiq Qazzaz
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 23 October conveyed her condolences on the passing of Dr. Shafiq Qazzaz:
Committees’ recent meetings - 25 October 2020
Committees met with representatives of Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Al-Shirazi, and met the Head of the Investment Board to look into problems with teachers’ housing projects in Kifri and Kalar.