Deputy Speaker’s News

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 13 April 2022 welcomed the UK's Deputy Consul General, Mr. Jamie Hamill. They discussed the political situation in Kurdistan Region and Iraq, parties' differences over the next Kurdistan Parliament election and Parliament's responsibility to renew the election commission's mandate.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 13 April 2022 welcomed Germany's Consul General Mr. Klemens Semtner. They discussed the latest political developments and the importance for the democratic process of holding a timely Kurdistan Parliament election.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 10 April 2022 received Mr. Spencer Fields, the Political Unit Chief at the US Consulate General in Erbil. They discussed the need to make legislative preparations for the next Kurdistan Parliament election.

Sixty-three years ago the first edition of your campaigning newspaper was published, the oldest Kurdish political newspaper in the history of Kurdish journalism.

As we enter this holy month, we call on all political parties and movements to try more than ever to protect brotherhood, harmony and unity, to be more cohesive and forgiving towards each other.

I hope that the spirit of Nawroz will revive our internal confidence and optimism about cooperation, help to overcome narrow party political and short-term interests, and that together we can overcome obstacles and create more opportunities to defend our region, strengthen our institutions and increase trust between all sides.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 17 March 2022 welcomed France’s Consul General Olivier Decottignies. They discussed the next Kurdistan Parliament election and the political and security situation in Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 17 March 2022 met with Ms. Dew Tiantawach, the US Consulate General's Chief of Political and Economic Affairs, and Mr. Joshua Lewis, Political and Economic Officer. They discussed the next Kurdistan Parliament election and the political and security situation in Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

The Iraqi Government must implement Article 132 of the Iraqi Constitution and the decision of the Supreme Criminal Court to compensate the victims of the Halabja chemical bombing and Halabja’s citizens. We ask the Iraqi Council of Representatives to pass a law to recognize the genocide against the people of Kurdistan that reinforces the rights of the victims to compensation for their material losses and psychological damages.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 16 March 2022 met with UNAMI’s Senior Women’s Adviser and Head of Human Rights in Erbil, and Mr. Francesco Revuelto-Lanao, Political Officer. They discussed the next Kurdistan Parliament election.