Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, congratulates the Kurdistan journalist on their holiday, and calls for the support of the press family to enable them to perform their responsibilities professionally and impartially.

In a congratulatory statement issued by His Sovereignty, on the occasion of Kurdistan Press Day and the passage of 125 years since the issuance of the first Kurdish newspaper (Kurdistan) on April 22, 1898, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, directed today, Saturday 22/4/2023 A congratulatory telegram to the Kurdistan journalist on their annual holiday, he highly appreciated the great role of journalists, their sacrifices and martyrs, keeping pace with political events, and their prominent role in instilling national values among the people of Kurdistan in the most challenging periods, especially after the fall of the defunct regime in 2003, and at all levels of electronic media, news agencies, and satellite channels.

🔹 The Deputy Speaker called on the ministries and government institutions to provide support and assistance to the press family in Kurdistan and Iraq to enable them to perform their daily responsibilities and work with all professionalism and impartiality, as they represent the Fourth Estate, the appropriate atmosphere must be provided for them to contribute to consolidating the pillars of security, enhancing stability, consolidating the principles of human rights, spreading the concepts of tolerance and peaceful coexistence among all components, and respecting religious and beliefs.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Saturday 22 April 2023