Parliament Presidency's message for the New Year 2021

We wish the people of Kurdistan and all the people of Iraq a Happy New Year. We hope that in the New Year our region will enjoy peace and harmony, and that this year we will overcome the crises, strengthen trust between citizens and the Constitutional institutions, and protect and develop the Kurdistan Region’s Constitutional status, which is the result of the sacrifices made by the people of Kurdistan. For this purpose, we will develop public rights and freedoms and serve Kurdistan, and we call on all political forces and parties to be united and accepting of each other, and to pave the way to ensure the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan.

The KRG and the Iraqi Federal Government must make their understanding the basis for a comprehensive agreement that resolves all the issues within the framework of Constitutional principles. The Kurdistan Parliament supports the understanding between the two sides that is reflected in the 2021 Draft Budget Bill, and we call on all the Kurdistani parties in Iraq’s Council of Representatives to work together on consolidating the understanding and passing the bill.

Finally, we hope that 2021 will be the beginning of a new level of cooperation and of the prevention of conflict for a brighter future.

Presidency of Kurdistan Parliament

31 December 2020