Deputy Speaker Hawrami in Berlin on 27 November met with MPs Paul Ziemiak, General Secretary of the CDU, and Bijan Djir-Sarai, foreign policy spokesman of the FDP. He also visited KRG Representative Mr. Dilshad Barzani, who accompanied him to the Bundestag meetings.
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Deputy Speaker Hawrami attends Berlin Foreign Policy Forum
At the invitation of Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 25 and 26 November attended the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum.
Speaker Rewas Faiq: Eliminating violence against women is our political, legal and moral duty
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr Rewas Faiq on 25 November spoke at the launch of a 16-day campaign on combating violence against women, organised by the Kurdistan High Council of Women’s Affairs in Erbil.
Parliament announces three-day campaign of donations for Rojava refugees
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 24 November at a press conference announced the launch of a campaign to raise donations for Kurdish refugees who fled due to military operations in Rojava, NE Syria. The donation drive is one of Parliament’s 12 recommendations on Rojava.
Kurdistan Parliament elects chairs of four new committees
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 20th November chaired the elections of the chairs, vice-chairs and rapporteurs (the bureaux) of four newly formed committees, and elections to rearrange the bureaux of seven existing committees.
Kurdistan Parliament commends Iraq supreme court ruling on violations in Iraq Provincial Election Law
Speaker Rewas Faiq on 13 November chaired a sitting of the Kurdistan Parliament at which four bills had their first readings, and MPs voted on the redistribution of committee memberships, following the creation of four new committees. Jiwan Rojbayani (KDP) discussed the successful court case overturning amendments to the Iraqi Provincial Elections Law and the danger of amendments to Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution. Karwan Gazneyi (PUK) discussed smuggling of oil and oil products, and called for transparency in oil revenue and the Erbil-Baghdad disagreements on it.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami and head of blocs hold meeting on new committees
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 10 November chaired a meeting of the heads of the parliamentary blocks to discuss the permanent committees and the distribution of MPs in the committees. The number of committees has been increased from 16 to 19, so membership of the committees needs to be decided and rearranged.
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and MPs participate in celebration of Mawlood, the Prophet’s birthday
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and MPs of the Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee on 9 November participated in the Mawlood celebrations, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Deputy Speaker and MPs attended the celebrations in Sawaf Mosque in Erbil, with KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and many cabinet ministers and government officials.
Secretary Muna Kahveci makes speech on empowerment of women at MERI Forum
Secretary Kahveci at the MERI Forum on 6 November said that several laws passed by the Kurdistan Parliament guarantee womens’ political and social rights. She also spoke on the importance of women’s self-confidence in their abilities as being no less than those of men socially, politically, administratively and in government positions.
Speaker Rewas Faiq holds meeting with Kurdistan Region President and Prime Minister on current situation in Iraq
To discuss the current uncertain political situation in Iraq and in the Middle East and its impact on the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on 5 November chaired a meeting of the three presidencies of the Kurdistan Region. Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, Secretary Muna Kahveci and several other officials participated in the meeting.