Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, with the heads of the parliamentary blocs, meets with the President of the Republic, and reviews with him a number of files and strengthening cooperation between the legislative institution and the presidencies.

 

 

.. The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, met today, Wednesday, 20/9/2023, along with the heads of the parliamentary blocs and a number of ladies and gentlemen representatives, with the President of the Republic, Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, in the presence of a number of ministers and senior state officials, His Sovereignty reviewed with His Excellency the President of the Republic a number of files and issues, foremost among which is the need to support efforts aimed at continuing understandings and dialogues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding disbursing the salaries of the region’s employees and resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil. He urged the parliamentary blocs and partners in the political process to support and vote on the draft law creating the martyred Halabja Governorate in the Republic of Iraq, the issue of repeated attacks on our lands by neighboring countries was also discussed, in addition to the water file and making more efforts to guarantee Iraq’s water share and the draft law of the Supreme Water Council.

 

The Deputy Speaker pointed out the importance of strengthening cooperation and joint coordination between the legislative institution and the presidencies in approving the necessary laws and legislation related to the service aspect and the lives of citizens.

 

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament

Wednesday, September 20, 2023