Prime Minister's Invitation To The Prime Minister Of The Kurdistan Region

EDM number 684 in 2017-19, proposed by Jack Lopresti on 13/12/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Ethnic groups, International politics and government and Iraq.

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister on her decision to invite the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to London; believes that the UK is well-placed, thanks to its history with Iraq and Kurdistan and the respect for the UK there, to encourage much needed dialogue on all outstanding issues between the Kurdish Regional Government and the federal Government in Iraq, based on the full implementation of the Iraq constitution whose neglect in recent years underpinned the Kurdistani decision to hold a referendum on eventual and negotiated independence; welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment that the UK would continue to fight to protect the identity and rights of the Kurdish people under the Iraqi constitution and the UK's continued support for the Kurdistan Region and Kurdish people within a unified Iraq, while urging continued reform in the political, economic and security sectors to strengthen Kurdistan's institutions and deliver for the Kurdish people; and wishes the very best for the visit by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.