The Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq, with Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and Secretary Muna Kahveci, chaired a meeting with MPs of the newly established Parliament Affairs and Complaints Committee.
Parliament Speaker’s News
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Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq chairs seminar on Protection of Domestic Products Bill
Speaker Faiq: "Kurdistan Region should not rely solely on oil revenues...this is part of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s manifesto and Parliament supports this policy."
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Order of business for 4 December: Readings of bills
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Wednesday 4th December 2019 – the eighth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term.
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Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq welcomes renowned Turkish writer Dr. İsmail Beşikçi
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 1 December welcomed Dr. İsmail Beşikçi, the renowned Turkish writer and sociologist.
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Kurdistan Parliament Speaker calls MPs to sitting on Wednesday 4 December at 11am
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq calls all Members of Parliament to an ordinary sitting on Wednesday 4th December, at 11am.
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Speaker Rewas Faiq receives Russia's Consul General Oleg Levin
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 1 December met with Mr. Oleg Levin, Russia’s Consul General in Kurdistan Region. Dr. Faiq and Mr. Levin discussed the current situation in Iraq and the Middle East, the role of Kurdistan in the region, and the plight of Kurdish refugees from Rojava.
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Speaker Rewas Faiq congratulates Toilers Party on their 10th congress
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq on 28 November congratulated the Kurdistan Toilers Party on holding their 10th congress, and on the reelection of Balen Abdullah as the party's General Secretary. Dr. Faiq sent the following congratulatory message to Mr. Abdullah.
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Speaker Rewas Faiq's remarks at Koya University conference on drafting Kurdistan Constitution
Speaker Rewas Faiq on 27 November said that the best way to draft the Kurdistan Constitution is to find common ground and build consensus, at a Koya University conference on drafting the constitution.
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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.
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Speaker Faiq chairs meeting on Bill on Protection of Local Products
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 20 November chaired a consultative meeting with the KRG Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Minister of Trade and Industry on the Bill on Protection of Local Products in the Kurdistan Region.