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KRG Minister of Interior Meets with Deputy Special Representative at UNAMI

They discussed the ongoing situation in Sinjar, and talked about the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region.

Kurdistan 24 2024/03/07 18:58

KRG Minister of Interior Reber Ahmed (Right) and Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) at UNAMI (Left). (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Reber Ahmed Claudio Cordone KRG Minister of Interior UNAMI

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – On Thursday, Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Interior Reber Ahmed received Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) at UNAMI, Baghdad, Iraq.

They discussed the ongoing situation in Sinjar, and talked about the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region.

In a post on his social account on X, Mr. Cordone announced that, besides discussing topics relevant to the circumstances surrounding the Sinjar area and the upcoming elections in the Kurdistan Region, “the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq remains ready to provide support.”

Reviewing today with Minister Rebar Ahmed @Kurdistan in Erbil the situation in Sinjar, forthcoming elections for the @KurdistanParl and other matters. @UNIraq remains ready to provide support. pic.twitter.com/Nfsop78x3B
— Claudio Cordone (@claudio_cordone) March 7, 2024

Erbil and Baghdad in September 2020 struck a deal to normalize the administrative and security situations in Sinjar. Per the agreement, all the armed groups, including the PKK, should leave the area and hand the security dossier to the local Yezidis.

The UN, the UK, and the US have expressed support for the implementation of the agreement.

On Feb. 21, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled to decrease the Kurdistan Region parliament seats from 111 to 100. Those eleven seats were dedicated to Kurdistan Region minorities.

Every four years, Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections are held to elect the 111 members. The election was first held in 1992 and the most recent election was held in 2018.

Dawid Salman, the Director of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission, previously told Kurdistan24 that there are 3.6 million eligible voters in the Kurdistan Region.

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani signed a decree on March 3 setting the date for the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to a readout from the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

“In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 10 of the Presidency Law No. 1 of 2005, as amended, President Nechirvan Barzani has decided that the general elections for the sixth term of the Kurdistan Parliament will take place on June 10th, 2024,” the statement read.