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In recent meetings Kurdistan Parliament's committees discussed eight bills and the decision to cancel conditional release for prisoners, met with the Higher Education Minister, and visited hospitals in Erbil. 

The Kurdistan Region delegation at the Munich Security Conference, headed by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and accompanied by Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, on 16 February met with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Jordan, Turkey, Iran and Iraq, Canada’s Defence Minister, the UK’s National Security Adviser and other officials.

On 15 February, the second day of the Munich Security Conference, Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami accompanied Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and his delegation to meetings with heads of government, ministers and parliamentarians.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami accompanied KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and his delegation at the 2020 Munich Security Conference, where they met heads of government and other senior politicians.

Kurdistan Parliament's committees held meetings on: cases of corruption and waste of public funds; conditional release and rehabilitation of offenders; challenges faced by journalists; the work of the youth directorates; and the repatriation of remains of Anfal genocide victims from southern Iraq. 

Kurdistan Parliament’s Committee on Protection of Women's Rights, led by the chair Ms. Lanja Dizayee (KDP) and Awaz, a research NGO, discussed holding a conference on the factors that drive marital break-ups and successful marriages.

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq congratulated the Kurdish Writers Union on their Golden Jubilee, in the following message.

Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and MPs of the Kurdistan Parliament on 11 February met with Mr. Andrew Lentz, Political and Economic Officer of the US Consul General in Erbil. They discussed administrative and economic reforms, the support of the international coalition, and recent developments in Iraq.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 10 February welcomed Ms. Barbara Wolf, Germany's Consul General in Erbil. They discussed the recently passed Reform Law and plans for other reforms, the political developments in Iraq and the wider region, and Germany's continued support for the Peshmerga forces.

Kurdistan Parliament's Higher Education Committee on 9 February discussed contraventions by some private universities such as failing to lower tuition fees, and the Kurdistan Regional Government's delaying of some decisions.