Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, chairs the first meeting of the Parliamentary Committee for Article 140 of the Constitution and constantly directs the holding of periodic meetings and the selection of members of the committee presidency and its secretariat .

.. The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, chaired today, Thursday 20/7/2023, the first meeting in the Constitutional Hall, of the Parliamentary Committee, which was formed by a parliamentary order based on the provisions of Article (140) of the Constitution and Articles (71) and Article (35) fourth of the internal system of the Council of Representatives headed by the Deputy Speaker of the Council, the committee follows up on the work of the governmental committee for Article 140, while opinions and proposals were presented by the ladies and gentlemen of the deputies members of the committee, the work mechanisms were discussed in coordination with the political blocs and state institutions to restore the rights of the deportees and those affected by the policies of the defunct regime and the demographic change that affected the governorates (Kirkuk – Diyala – Salah al-Din – Nineveh) and a number of regions in central and southern Iraq.

The Deputy speaker indicated that implementing the provisions of Article 140 of the Constitution, compensating those affected during the time of the defunct regime, and restoring rights to their rightful owners will certainly contribute to the consolidation of stability and community peace in the disputed areas, while His Sovereignty directed the continuation of holding periodic meetings and selecting members of the committee’s presidency, its secretariat and a number of employees to continue efforts and enable committee members to perform their oversight and legislative duties and responsibilities.

 

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives

Thursday, July 20, 2023