The two parliamentarians representing the Christian components in the Kurdistan Parliament are calling on the acting speaker of parliament to fulfill his legal duty and resume parliamentary sessions.
The two parliamentarians, James Hasdo Hido and Rami Nouri Siawash, representatives of the Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian and Armenian components, said in a message to the acting speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament that they support the initiative to reactivate parliament and reiterated: "We welcome the acting speaker’s readiness to formally invite the factions and hold a parliamentary session."
They also called on the acting speaker to set a date for the session without any prior restrictions, so that the parliament’s internal rules can follow their normal course, adding that they are fully prepared to participate in the sessions.
At the end of their message, the representatives of the Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian and Armenian components expressed their hope that the acting speaker and all parliamentary factions would place the general interests of the citizens of Kurdistan above everything else and promptly reactivate parliament.
The statement reads:
Esteemed Acting Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament - Iraq
We have seen your honorable message expressing your readiness to formally invite the factions to reactivate Parliament and hold a session.
We, as the two parliamentarians representing the Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian and Armenian component, welcome this initiative and ask you to set a date for the session without any prior conditions, so that Parliament’s internal regulations can follow their natural course, and we will be ready as well.
We hope that you and all the parliamentary factions will place the public interest of the citizens of Kurdistan above everything else and reactivate Parliament.
James Hasdo Hido / Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian and Armenian parliamentarian from Duhok
Rami Nouri Siawash / Chaldean, Assyrian, Syriac and Armenian parliamentarian from Erbil
Kurdistan-Iraq
24 October 2026
