Parliament's Presidency announces business for 30 June sitting: Extension of the Spring Session
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the fifth term’s ninth normal sitting on Sunday 30th June 2019 at 11am:
Extension of the current Spring Session of the first year of the fifth term of the Kurdistan Parliament, according to Article 7, Paragraph 4 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
Deputy Speaker chairs meeting of committee heads to review last three months’ work
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 25th June chaired a meeting of the heads of Kurdistan Parliament’s standing committees to review their work over the last three months.
Deputy Speaker gives speech to US Chamber of Commerce: US companies can partner with us to diversify Kurdistan’s economy
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami today in a speech to a delegation from the US Chamber of Commerce said that American companies can participate in diversifying Kurdistan Region’s economy.
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker and MPs meet UK MPs to discuss continuing excellent ties, capacity building programs
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed today welcomed a delegation of British MPs who are members of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan Region. The MPs also met Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, Secretary Muna Kahveci, and the heads of several parliamentary blocs. Both the British and Kurdistani MPs said they want to build on the already close relations and for the UK to provide capacity building to the Kurdistan Parliament.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami and MPs meet Spain’s Ambassador to Iraq
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and several MPs on 20th June met Spain’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador Juan Jose Escobar-Stemmann, and his delegation, to discuss the latest political developments, the situation of the different ethnic and religious communities, and Kurdistan Region’s relations with Spain.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami thanks Consul General Mr. Dominique Mas for France's support for Kurdistan Region
Deputy Speaker Hawrami said that the people of Kurdistan and France have enjoyed excellent relations historically and today, and said he hoped that the ties will go from strength to strength. He thanked France for playing a positive role in the Middle East, and for its support for the Kurdish cause and the Kurdistan Region.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets Head of Kirkuk Governorate Council Rebwar Talabani
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 18th June welcomed Mr. Rebwar Talabani, Head of Kirkuk Governorate Council. Ms. Jiwan Rojbayani (KDP), Head of Parliament’s Committee on Kurdistani Areas outside the KRG Administrative Area and several committee members also participated in the meeting.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami says Iraq’s security weaknesses prevent safe return of Yazidis and Christians
15th June 2019 – The Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Mr. Hemin Hawrami and several MPs on 13th June spoke at a conference in Duhok on the recovery and return of the Yazidis and Christians in Iraq. Deputy Speaker Hawrami said the Kurdistan Region is a model for Iraq and the Middle East of a peaceful, tolerant society that respects all religions and ethnicities.
President Nechirvan Barzani takes oath of office at Kurdistan Parliament's Presidential inauguration ceremony
6th June 2019 – The Kurdistan Parliament today held the inauguration of the new President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Idris Mustafa Barzani. Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed presided at the historic ceremony where President Barzani took his oath of office before MPs and hundreds of dignitaries and guests.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami visits Peshmerga on Makhmour and Mount Qarachugh frontlines
Kurdistan Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami yesterday on the second day of Eid Al-Fitr visited Peshmerga forces on the Makhmour frontline and the Mount Qarachugh defences, to wish them a happy Eid after the Ramadan month of fasting, and to hear about their current conditions.