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Deputy Speaker Hawrami welcomes UK Deputy Ambassador James Downer

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 26 January welcome the UK's Deputy Ambassador to Iraq James Downer, and Consul General James Thornton. They discussed Kurdistan Parliament's legislative and monitoring work and plans, the Reform Law and Iraq's next election.

Deputy Speaker Hawrami and UNDP Iraq delegation discuss arbitration and commercial justice

Kurdistan Parllament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 31 January and a UNDP Iraq delegation discussed a project to strengthen commercial justice and business arbitration in Kurdistan Region and Iraq. 

Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets with Norway's Ambassador to Iraq Tone Allers

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 31 January welcomed Norway's Ambassador to Iraq Tone Allers. Dr. Hawrami and Ambassador Allers discussed the political, economic, security and humanitarian situation in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

Committees' recent meetings - 28 January 2021

Committees will ask the new KRG Natural Resources Minister to meet them and is sending the Kurdistan Region Oil & Gas Council questions about the Deloitte audit report; and is asking the KRG about restarting studies in February amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Deputy Speaker Hawrami leads meeting with Peshmerga Minister and officials

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and MPs in Parliament’s Peshmerga Committee on 25 January met with Peshmerga Minister Shoresh Ismail, Deputy Minister Sarbast Lazgin and their colleagues. They discussed ensuring that laws in force are implemented, the steps in the reform process, and parliamentary monitoring to speed it up.

Speaker Faiq meets with UNFPA Deputy Representative Himyar Abdulmoghni

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 26 January welcomed UNFPA Iraq Deputy Representative, Himyar Abdulmoghni, and Mr. Jamal Hussein, General Director of Youth at the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Culture and Youth, and their colleagues.

Committees' recent meetings - 26 January 2021

The Religious Affairs Committee met with the Board on Friday sermons to discuss the importance of sermons for maintaining inter-religious peace and tolerance; the Municipalities Committee and tourism officials discussed a bill to regulate and develop tourism.

Speaker Faiq: "The Kurdish movement's important achievements stem from the Peshmerga veterans' era of struggle and resistance"

Speaker Faiq and MPs met with the Council of Peshmerga Veterans of Kurdistan, led by Jamil Hawrami, and pledged to support their demands.

Deputy Speaker Hawrami and MPs meet with KRG Education Minister Alan Hama Saeed

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami and MPs in the Education Committee on 21 January met with KRG Education Minister, Alan Hama Saeed, at the ministry. The purpose of the meeting was to monitor the ministry’s work and look into implementation of the Reform Law.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq meets with Greece’s Consul General Efthymios Costopoulos

Speaker Faiq said to the outgoing Consul General, "We commend you for successfully carrying out your duties, and unfortunately the current situation [of the Coronavirus pandemic] prevented you from doing more."