Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 17 August welcomed Rob Waller, the new United States Consul General to Kurdistan Region and his delegation.
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Speaker Faiq’s speech at opening of autumn session: Parliament’s achievements and next tasks
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 2 September, at the opening of the autumn session, made the following speech regarding the current Parliament’s work so far and its tasks and responsibilities that lie ahead:
Kurdistan Parliament unveils portrait of Mother Aisha
A portrait of the late Mother Aisha, who passed away in July, was unveiled in the Kurdistan Parliament building on 2 September by Speaker Rewas Faiq. Mother Aisha became a national symbol of Kurds’ sacrifices after losing her three Peshmerga sons killed on the same day in the war against ISIS in 2014.
Video: Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq opens Autumn Session, MPs read two bills
Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 2nd September opened the autumn session of the Kurdistan Parliament. Please click on the video link below to watch the sitting....
Order of business for sitting of 2 September 2020, opening of Autumn Session
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 2nd September 2020 at 1pm – the first ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the second year of the Parliament’s fifth term. The Presidency announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Parliament’s Presidency announces end of spring term of Parliament
Per Resolution number 6 of 2020, Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency announces the end of the spring term of the second year of the fifth term of Parliament on 31 July 2020. From 1 August 2020, Parliament will be in recess.
Parliament publishes quantitative assessment of committees’ performance over past seven months
The Kurdistan Parliament on 29 July published its quantitative assessment of all the Parliament committees’ performance so far this year. The quantitative assessment uses clear, measurable criteria. The two best performing were the Social Affairs and Protection of Human Rights Committee, and the Martyrs’ Affairs, Genocide and Political Prisoners Committee.
Committees’ recent meetings – 30 July 2020
Latest news from the Women's Rights, Martyrs' Affairs and Parliament Affairs committees.
Committees’ recent meetings – 26 July 2020
In their recent meetings, Parliament's committees looked into the death of Kamal Karim Hamadamin, an inmate in Erbil prison, met with the Integrity Commission, discussed education and higher education problems, and met with Kurdistan's potato farmers.
Parliament's Presidency congratulate Gorran Movement on 11th anniversary
The Change Movement as a political party has been very active in Parliament, is a key partner in the Kurdistan Regional Government coalition, and has always been determined to improve parliamentary and government affairs and institutional work in Kurdistan.