Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemen Hawrami on 19 October welcomed Mir Ismat Mir Tahsin Beg, son of the previous leader of the Yazidis, and his delegation. They both welcomed the recently signed agreement between Erbil and Baghdad on normalizing the situation in Shengal and helping Shengal's IDPs to return home.
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Parliament’s Presidency and committee give best wishes to Yazidis on Jamayi feast
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament and the Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee on 6 October sent their best wishes to Yazidis for the Jamayi religious celebrations, in the following messages:
Parliament commemorates third anniversary of Mam Jalal Talabani’s passing
The Kurdistan Parliament on 4 October held a remembrance ceremony on the third anniversary of the passing of Mam Jalal Talabani, who was the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and president of Iraq.
MPs question Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on key economic, political and reform issues
Kurdistan Parliament MPs on 5 October questioned Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani and Finance Minister Awat Sheikh Janab in a lengthy sitting on the state of the region and the government’s policies. The KRG premier and his colleagues presented to MPs on the state of the economy, reforms, negotiations with Baghdad, combating the Coronavirus pandemic, and the situation in the Kurdistani areas outside the KRG administrative area. Mr. Barzani said that soon the Council of Ministers will give Parliament a detailed report on the progress made in implementing the Reform Law.
Order of Business for sitting of 5 October 2020: KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani to discuss key issues
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 5th October 2020 at 10am – the eighth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the second year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Parliament’s Presidency and committee express condolences on passing of Yazidi spiritual leader Baba Sheikh
Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency and the Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee on 1 October expressed their condolences to Yazidis everywhere, on the passing of the Yazidis’ spiritual leader, Baba Sheikh Hajji Ismail.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami conveys condolences on passing of former Garmian Governor Salah Kwexa
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 29 September sent his condolences to the family of Salah Kwexa, the former governor of Garmian administration, in the following message:
MPs pass Bill on Responsibility of Government Employees with 71 votes; Speaker says PM and Deputy PM will answer questions in Parliament
Kurdistan Parliament MPs on 29 September passed the Bill on Responsibility of Government Employees. Seventy-one MPs voted in favour of the bill. Parliament has a total of 111 MPs. At the sitting Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq said that in the near future the KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani will answer MPs’ questions in Parliament.
Order of Business for 29 September 2020: Vote on Bill on Responsibility of Government Employees
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 29th September 2020 at 2pm – the seventh ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the second year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Hawrami thanks Greece’s outgoing Consul General
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 28 September met with the outgoing Greek Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Efthymios Costopoulos. They discussed the political, economic and health situation, and relations between Kurdistan and Greece.