Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, congratulates the Yazidi Kurds on the occasion of the Yazidi New Year, and calls on the federal government to implement the Sinjar Agreement, rebuild it, and provide basic services .

In a congratulatory statement issued by His Sovereignty on the occasion of the Yazidi New Year holidays (Charshamba Sur), the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, today, Wednesday 19/4/2023, sent a telegram of congratulations and blessings to our Yazidi Kurds in the Kurdistan Region and the rest of the regions Iraq and the world, wishing them happiness and days full of permanent joys and delights, and that they celebrate their upcoming holidays and occasions under safe and stable conditions, adding that the Yazidi Kurds made great sacrifices because of takfir and extremism, and were subjected to the most heinous crimes and genocide at the hands of the terrorist organization ISIS.

The Deputy Speaker called on the federal government to implement the Sinjar Agreement and intensify efforts for the ministries and service departments to rebuild it, provide basic services, rehabilitate the infrastructure, and compensate those affected financially and morally, while Abdullah stressed the need to activate the Yazidi Survivors Law and provide support and assistance to the survivors, and provide them with job opportunities in state institutions, and ensure the return of the displaced to their homes.

Happy new year to the Yazidi Kurds, May you have blessings and everlasting happiness.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Wednesday 19 April 2023