Parliament Secretary’s News

On 23 August 2022 Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq chaired a meeting of Parliament’s presidency and the heads of the parliamentary parties to discuss drafting the Kurdistan Constitution, legislative priorities and the next Kurdistan Parliament election.

I value greatly the KDPs’s important and influential role in protecting Kurdistan, and in defending the greater interests and sovereignty of the homeland, in defending freedom and independence, throughout the history of our people’s liberation movement.

The Kurdistan Parliament on 3 August 2022 remembered the victims of the 2014 Genocide against the Yazidi Kurds. Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq, Secretary Muna Kahveci, Yazidi representatives, survivors of the genocide and MPs attended the ceremony in the Parliament building.

Tragically once again, several citizens were killed and several others were injured as a result of the ongoing conflict between Turkey and the PKK in the border areas, this time due to the Turkish military’s artillery bombing of the resort of Parakh village in Darkar subdistrict, Zakho autonomous administration.

I hope that this holy feast day becomes an opportunity and a catalyst for renewal, for deepening the spirit of peaceful coexistence, forging greater unity and political harmony, overcoming conflicts and disagreements, and better serving the beloved citizens of Kurdistan.

The Kurdistan Parliament on 29 June 2022 for the first time amended the Oil and Gas Law of the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, with 79 votes. Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq announced that the summer legislative recess will begin on 1st July, but committees' daily work and responsibilities will continue as usual. 

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 1pm, the 10th ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:

The Kurdistan Parliament on 27 June 2022 passed the Law on Tourism with 82 votes. The aim of the law is to strengthen tourism as a source of national income and to benefit from tourism to promote Kurdistan's cultural and civilizational heritage and identity.

The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 27th June 2022 at 10am, the ninth ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:

The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 June 2022 discussed the reasons for the stoppage of some road-building projects and for the non-completion of housing units by the legal deadline, with the KRG Minister for Housing and Reconstruction replying to MPs' comments and questions.