The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament on 7th July met with Prime Minister Marsour Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani to discuss parliament-government coordination to achieve the shared aim of better serving the people of Kurdistan Region.
Deputy Speaker’s News
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami welcomes Iran’s new Consul General Mr. Nasrollah Zar’a Rashnoudi
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 7th August welcomed Iran’s new Consul General in Erbil, Mr. Nasrollah Zar’a Rashnoudi. Mr. Hawrami and Mr. Rashnoudi discussed strengthening relations between Kurdistan Region and Iran in many areas.
Kurdistan Parliament publishes Resolution no. 11 of 2019 on Yazidi Genocide
The Kurdistan Parliament publishes online the resolution on the Yazidi Genocide, Resolution No. 11 of 2019. The resolution is as follows.
Kurdistan Parliament's orders and resolutions in July 2019
The Kurdistan Parliament publishes online recent orders and resolutions that were issued in the month of July. They are resolutions or orders on the election of Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq Hussein; Parliament’s majority vote of confidence in the ninth KRG cabinet Prime Minister and ministers; the election of Reving Heruri as new chair of a committee; and the automatic relinquishment of Parliament membership for MPs that were appointed as ministers.
MPs and staff take training courses on minority and human rights, citizen participation, protocol
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 29th July presented certificates to MPs and Parliament staff for completing a five-day training course on the European Convention on Human Rights, minority rights, citizen participation, and parliamentary protocol. Germany's Consul General in Erbil, Ms. Barbara Wolf, also awarded certificates to the participants.
Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq meets KDP Political Bureau members
Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq on 29th July welcomed members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Political Bureau, the party’s leadership body. Mr. Fazil Mirani, Secretary of the KDP PolitBureau, congratulated Dr. Faiq on her election as Speaker and expressed the KDP’s full support for the vital work carried out by Parliament and its Presidency.
Parliament's Presidency congratulates new leader of the Yazidis, Mir Hazim Tahsin Beg, pledges to pass law on Yazidi Genocide
The Kurdistan Parliament congratulates the new Mir Hazim Tahsin Beg, and Yazidis in Kurdistan and all around the world. Parliament is working on the quick passage of a bill on the Genocide against our Yazidi brethren. We will also ask Iraq to become a party to the International Criminal Court, so that the Genocide against the Yazidis is officially recognized, the criminals are brought to justice and reparations are made to the survivors.
Kurdistan Parliament Presidency condemns shooting of Turkish diplomat in Erbil
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament condemns the shooting at a restaurant in Erbil that killed a Turkish diplomat and a citizen of Kurdistan Region, and injured another person today 17th July, and calls for the arrest of the perpetrators. The statement follows.
Kurdistan Parliament Presidency’s condemns terrorist attacks in Afrin and Qamishlo
We condemn these acts of terrorism which are an attack on our values and on our entire civilisation. These attacks inspire us to be more united in defence of our land and in standing against terrorists.
Presidency of Kurdistan Parliament attend France’s Bastille Day reception
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament and other MPs on 14th July attended France’s Bastille Day reception in Erbil. Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq, Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and Secretary Muna Kahveci were accompanied by several heads of parliamentary blocks and other MPs.