Speaker Faiq welcomes India’s Ambassador to Iraq Birender Singh Yadav

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 19 October welcomed India’s Ambassador to Iraq, Birender Singh Yadav, and the Consul General in Kurdistan Region Subhash Chandra Kain.

Speaker Faiq noted that India’s diplomatic presence in Kurdistan Region is important, and said, “Kurdistan Parliament thanks all those countries that trust in the Kurdistan Region, and the presence of the Indian consulate general in Erbil is welcome.”

The Parliament Speaker, Ambassador Yadav and Consul General Kain also discussed cultural relations. Speaker Faiq expressed her admiration for the late Indira Gandhi as a model for women in politics and government.

Ambassador Yadav said that he was surprised by the high ratio of women MPs in the Kurdistan Parliament. The law sets a quota that at least 30 percent of MPs must be women, to ensure their proper representation and participation in the legislative process.