The Kurdistan Parliament on 28 June held a sitting presided over by Speaker Rewaz Faiq, with nearly 18 hours of questions and discussion with the KRG on the economic problems and the reasons for failing to pay public salaries in full and to implement the Reform Law.
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Order of business for sitting of 28 June 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Monday 28 June 2021 at 11am, the 16th ordinary sitting of the spring session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Hawrami meets with head of Chaldean League Safai Hindi
Deputy Speaker Hawrami said to Mr. Hindi, “The ethnic and religious components have shared both the joys and sufferings of the Kurdistani people”.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq meets with head of Chaldean League Safa Hindi
Speaker Faiq said to the head of the Chaldean League, “We support all the component communities’ rights in the Kurdistan Constitution, and the communities will have their representatives in the Constitution drafting committee.”
Speaker Rewaz Faiq welcomes head of Iraqi Media Network's Security Council
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 23 June welcomed Mr. Jafar Wanan, the head of the Iraqi Media Network's Security Council. Speaker Faiq and Mr. Wanan discussed the general state of the media in Iraq and Kurdistan, and both sides emphasized the need for a unified media discourse.
Clarification by Presidency of Kurdistan Parliament
Many media outlets are contacting us about our letter number 1755 of 22 June 2021, which concerns Members of Parliament visiting and looking into projects.
Committees' recent meetings - 22 June 2021
Committees met with the Dutch Consul General; visited Halabja to look into allegations of health sector corruption; and met with the Anfal survivors organization who asked for more financial support for survivors.
Joint committee discuss findings of visits to Duhok border areas affected by conflict
The Parliament joint committee formed to look into the impact of the Turkey-PKK conflict on the borders of Duhok province, in Zakho and Amedi districts, met to discuss their findings and draft their report.
Speaker Rewaz Faiq meets with Head of UNAMI regional office Ricardo Rodriguez
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 22 June met with Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez, the Head of UNAMI’s regional office in Erbil. The latest political developments and the next Iraqi elections were discussed.
Speaker Faiq and Deputy Speaker Hawrami discuss key issues with consuls of EU nations
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 22 June met with the EU’s representative and the consuls of EU nations based in Kurdistan Region. They discussed the current key issues of the next Iraqi election, the Bill to Establish the Special Court for Crimes by ISIS, and drafting the Kurdistan Constitution.