MESOP – HALABJA COMMEMORATION NEWS : Halabja residents warn the KRG
14-3-2014 – The Halabja committee for establishing the new governorate project has warned KRG’s officials against further delay in recognizing the city as a new province within the KRG’s jurisdiction. The committee consists of local government officials, NGOs, journalists and residents. The committee urged the KRG’s prime minister and the president to honor their commitments to finalize the legal procedures about Halabja and provide a special budget for the city to initiate its plan toward its development. The committee has said that, if KRG officials don’t respond to their demands, they will boycott the March 16 commemoration event and move towards a public strike. Read more: www.mesop.de