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.

They discussed the current events in Iraq and the possibility of amendments to Iraq’s Federal Constitution following calls in the Iraqi Council of Representatives for this. They stressed the need to carefully observe the current situation, and the importance of serving the main interests of the people of Kurdistan and Iraq.

The three presidencies also discussed the reasons for events in Iraq and attributed it to the failure to implement the Iraqi constitution. The presidencies agreed on the need to protect the constitutional, legal and administrative rights of the Kurdistan Region and other ethnic and religious components of Iraqi society, in the case that the Iraqi Constitution is amended.

The three presidencies agreed to be prepared for all circumstances in the coming period and to hold their meetings periodically and continuously.