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Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets US Consul General Steven Fagin

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 30 June met US Consul General Steven Fagin to discuss the Kurdistan Region government formation process and the latest political developments.

Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and MPs attend Women’s Leadership forum

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and several MPs on 29 June attended a forum for capacity building of women leaders (SEW).

MPs vote in favour of extending current Spring Session of Parliament by 15 days

Eight-four MPs on 30th June voted in favour of extending the current Spring Session of the Kurdistan Parliament by 15 days. The Spring Session ends on 1st July, but Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed requested the extension so that Parliament can accomplish important tasks before going into recess.

Kurdistan Region President, Speaker of Parliament Dr. Vala Fareed meet UN Security Council delegation in Baghdad

President Nechirvan Barzani, Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed and a Kurdistan Region delegation on 29 June in Baghdad met representatives of the United Nations Security Council. They asked the UN to help resolve outstanding issues between Kurdistan and Iraq, and counter violence and terrorism in the Kurdistani areas outside the KRG administrative areas. 

Deputy Speaker Hawrami and KRG Representative to USA Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman discuss women’s rights and Parliament’s relations with US

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 27th June welcomed Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Representative to the USA. They discussed Parliament’s important role in protecting women’s rights, and how to strengthen Parliament’s ties with the US.

Parliament's Presidency announces business for 30 June sitting: Extension of the Spring Session

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the fifth term’s ninth normal sitting on Sunday 30th June 2019 at 11am:

Extension of the current Spring Session of the first year of the fifth term of the Kurdistan Parliament, according to Article 7, Paragraph 4 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure  

Integrity Committee and Erbil Governor Nawzad Hadi discuss complaints about smart meter water bills

The chair and vice chair of Parliament’s Integrity Committee on 26 June met Erbil Governor Nawzad Hadi and Deputy Governor Tahir Abdullah to discuss complaints by many members of the public in Erbil about water bills using smart meters.

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker calls MPs to sitting on 30th June, 11am

27th June 2019 - The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Vala Fareed calls all Members of Parliament to an ordinary sitting on Sunday 30th June, at 11am. This will be sitting number 9 of the first year of the fifth term of Parliament. 

Summary of committees’ recent meetings – 27 June 2019

The Human Rights Committee plans to visit prisons, shelters, women's rights organisations, and the directorates on combating domestic violence; the Health Committee meets the head of Kurdistan's Physicians Syndicate to discuss amendments to health legislation and drafting patients rights legislation, read more...

Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed meets Germany’s Green Party Chairwoman Annalena Baerbock

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed on 25th June welcomed Ms. Annalena Baerbock, MP and Chairwoman of Germany’s Green Party, to discuss the situation of IDPs and refugees in Kurdistan Region and the latest political developments.