Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Kurdistan Region Council of Ministers on Wednesday had its weekly meeting, led by PM Masrour Barzani. The electricity minister reported on progress made and the obstacles his office has faced whilst rearranging national electricity, also addressing the possibility of part-privatisation. The council will reduce electricity debt for peo ...
Council of Ministers discuss Iraqi elections and role of Kurdish parties in Iraq
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Kurdistan Region Council of Ministers on Wednesday held a meeting led by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. PM Barzani congratulated the Kurdish people on the election success of their parties and thanked the Peshmerga and security forces for keeping the process safe. The Premier emphasised the importance of Kurdistan representatives wor ...
Council of Ministers approves Commission of Integrity’s plan to tackle corruption in Kurdistan Region
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - Council of Ministers held a meeting on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and attended by Deputy PM Qubad Talabani. The meeting began with the Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs briefing on bylaws, which were approved by majority vote. Minister of the Interior introduced the gun control bill, aimed at regula ...
Council of Ministers discusses National Human Rights Plan
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani held a meeting with the Council of Ministers on Wednesday to discuss new measures to improve human rights protection in the Kurdistan Region and secure a brighter future for the next generation. Working with the Coordinator for International Advocacy on a National Human Rights Plan for 2021-2025, KRG will ...
Council of Ministers discusses domestic political and economic priorities
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today held a meeting with the Council of Ministers to discuss developments in the Kurdistan Region and measures to address economic assistance amid the global pandemic and climate change crisis. Prime Minister Barzani noted that the Kurdistan Region’s position on the international scene remains strong, wi ...
Statement by KRG on the anniversary of the Badinan Anfal campaign
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – The Kurdistan Regional Government’s spokesperson issued the following statement on the 33rd anniversary of the Badinan Anfal campaign. “Thirty-three years ago, thousands of innocent civilians from the Badinan region were taken and killed while thousands more were forced to flee their destroyed homes as the Ba’athist Regime carried out ...