Deputy Speaker’s News

A Kurdistan Parliament delegation led by Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 2nd October in Seoul visited several departments and areas of the Korean National Assembly, to understand how the Kurdistan Parliament can learn from the Korean legislature’s experiences and working methods.

A Kurdistan Parliament delegation led by Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 2 October in Seoul met with Korea National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang and Korean MPs. The heads of the KDP and PUK blocks Mr. Omed Khoshnaw (KDP) and Mr. Jamal Haruty (PUK) were also at the meeting. The Kurdistan Parliament MPs are in Seoul to forge closer inter-parliamentary ties with the Korean National Assembly, and to learn from its legislative & oversight work.

Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, the head of the KDP block Omed Khoshnaw and of the PUK block Jamal Haruty on 1 October arrived in Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea. The delegation was welcomed by Members of Korea’s National Assembly. The Kurdistan Parliament delegation and the Korean MPs discussed ways of strengthening relations between their legislatures. 

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr Rewas Faiq on 29 September chaired the sitting at which MPs voted on first amendments to Parliament’s Internal Rules of Procedure. Some of the key changes that MPs approved by majority votes were to increase the number of standing committees from 15 to 19, so that MPs can be more focused in their committee work and aims. Women’s rights will now have a dedicated committee. Another major change was to allow MPs to keep their parliamentary seat in the event that they leave their party. MPs also voted in favour of stipulating that at least one member of Parliament's Presidency Board must be a woman.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 29 September welcomed US Consul General Steven Fagin. They discussed the dialogue between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region on outstanding issues, Parliament's legislative priorities, and progress in increasing cooperation between committees of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Kurdistan Parliament. 

Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 25 September welcomed MPs from the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ (ICOR) Sports and Youth Committee, led by its chair Mr. Abbas Alewi. The ICOR committee visited Kurdistan Parliament after recent agreements to strengthen relations, coordination and mutual support between the committees of the Kurdistan Parliament and of the ICOR.  

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of today, Sunday 29th September at 11am: MPs will vote on first amendments to Parliament's Internal Rules of Procedure, per Articles 90, 91, 93, 96, 97 and 125 of the Internal Rules of Procedure.

Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 28 September in Baghdad met with Iraq’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Fuad Hussein. Mr. Hawrami outlined the current political and economic situation in the region, and bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi government.

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 27 September said that Iraq and Kurdistan Region can together act as a bridge between different state and non-state actors in the Middle East, and help to promote regional convergence. He also said that Baghdad and Kurdistan Region have reached a good understanding in their talks on pending issues. He made the speech at the Al Rafidain Center for Dialogue’s Economic and Security Forum in Baghdad.

Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 23 September welcomed the Head of the Kurdistan Islamic Union's (KIU) Political and Public Council, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim, and several members of the party’s leadership. They discussed the need for a unified approach by all political forces to ensure that Kurdistan Region's constitutional rights are upheld and to best serve the people of Kurdistan.