Parliament speaker, UN Special Representative discuss political developments
The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, held talks on Monday with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.
A statement issued by the press office of the Speaker of the Parliament mentioned that Al-Halbousi and Plasschaert discussed the latest developments in the country.
The meeting comes at a time the Iraqi Parliament is expected to start holding its sessions once again after it was disrupted during the last period due to the protests Iraq witnessed.
In a related development, the Iraqi Parliament issued a statement on Monday announcing that its coming session will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The statement added that the session’s agenda includes voting on the resignation of Al-Halbousi from his position and electing his first deputy to be the Speaker of the Parliament.