Wednesday, June 27, 2007
KRG to merge ministries
Politics, Kurdistan
(Voices of Iraq) - A member of the Kurdish parliament from the Kurdistan Islamic Union described on Tuesday the decision taken by the government to merge between the ministries to decrease their number as "a positive step".
Speaking to the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI), Mohammad Farag said "the Kurdish government's decision to merge ministries was a positive step. We support this but on condition that this would not harm citizens' interests. The decision has many positive sides and will decrease the government's spending," the parliamentarian said. The Kurdish government consists of 42 ministers. Kurdish Prime Minister Negervan al-Barazani unveiled on Monday a plan to merge a number of ministries.
Speaking to the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI), Mohammad Farag said "the Kurdish government's decision to merge ministries was a positive step. We support this but on condition that this would not harm citizens' interests. The decision has many positive sides and will decrease the government's spending," the parliamentarian said. The Kurdish government consists of 42 ministers. Kurdish Prime Minister Negervan al-Barazani unveiled on Monday a plan to merge a number of ministries.
Labels: KRG, Kurdistan Islamic Union, Mohammad Farag, Negervan al-Barazani
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Disagreement on Kurdistan's constitution
Kurdistan, Politics
(Presstv) - The disagreement between the Islamic and secular parties in the Iraqi Kurdistan region has widened over the drafting of the region's constitution. The secular parties and groups in Iraq's Kurdish parliament are against the inclusion of Islamic laws in the constitution.
A member of the Islamic Party of Kurdistan, Zana Roustaie, has rejected the stance taken by the seculars on the issue as "extremism", saying that Islamic Party and other Islamic groups in the Kurdish parliament will try to incorporate Islamic laws in the constitution. The Kurdistan Islamic Union has also stressed that the constitution should be based on holy Islam.
A member of the Islamic Party of Kurdistan, Zana Roustaie, has rejected the stance taken by the seculars on the issue as "extremism", saying that Islamic Party and other Islamic groups in the Kurdish parliament will try to incorporate Islamic laws in the constitution. The Kurdistan Islamic Union has also stressed that the constitution should be based on holy Islam.
Labels: constitution, Islamic, Islamic Party of Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Kurdistan Islamic Union, secular, Zana Roustaie
