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Statistics on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in 2021, the third year of the current fifth term

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the following data on Kurdistan Parliament’s work in the year 2021, including the number of sittings, laws and resolutions passed, recommendations, written questions, and attendance of KRG ministers at sittings and committee meetings.

Parliament publishes data on bills, legislative proposals and draft resolutions in the current fifth term of Parliament until end-2021

14 January 2022 - The Kurdistan Parliament presents the following data on legislative work in the current fifth term of Parliament, until the end of 2021.

Parliament holds seminar by Professor Vasileios Syros on 'Athenian democracy and today's challenges'

Today Parliament’s advisers on 13 January 2022 attended a seminar on ‘Athenian Democracy and Today’s Challenges’, chaired by Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and with the participation of Greece’s Consul General in Kurdistan Region Dr. Stavros Kyrimis. The seminar was given by Professor Vasileios Syros, professor of history and comparative political theory.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami meets with Greece's Consul General Dr. Stavros Kyrimis

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 13 January 2022 welcomed Dr. Stavros Kyrimis, Greece’s General Consul in the Kurdistan Region, and his delegation. They discussed the Kurdistan Region migrants who tragically drowned or went missing in the Aegean Sea in the past weeks.

Committees' recent meetings - 13 January 2022

Committees worked on bills, met with KRG ministers regarding flood remedies and prevention and international recognition of the Kurdish genocide, and wrote to the KRG regarding the high price and low supply of gas and heating oil.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes members of the Yazidi Mir's Council

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 11 January 2022 welcomed a delegation from the Council of the Yazidi Mir.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami congratulates Mohammed Al-Halbousi and his deputies on their election to Presidency of Iraqi Council of Representatives

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 10 January 2022 in phone calls congratulated Mohammed Halbousi on his reelection as the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and also congratulated Hakim Zamili and Shakhawan Abdullah on their election as his deputies.

Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq meets with Kurdistan Genocide Writers Union

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq on 10 January 2022 welcomed the Kurdistan Genocide Writers Union, led by their head Mr. Salar Mahmoud, who explained the union's aims and asked for Parliament's support.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami receives Huda Par (Free Causes) Party delegation

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 9 January 2022 received a delegation from Huda Par, the Free Cause Party of Turkey, an Islamist Kurdish party led by Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu.

Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami receives HAK-PAR Freedom and Rights Party delegation

Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 9 January 2022 received a delegation from HAK-PAR, the pro-Kurdish Freedom and Rights Party of Turkey, led by the party's Secretary General Latif Opozdemir.