Monday, December 16, 2013

 

Clarification
 

Since 1992, the Assyria Education Process began in the schools of Kurdistan Region as a legitimate right by the support of our People in the homeland and the Diaspora, and the ongoing support of the AAS (ASSYRIAN AID SOCIETY), where the Society was and still doing its utmost efforts to ensure the continuation of the Assyrian Education Process, because of its importance in maintaining the mother tongue, as one of the basic rights of our People, in this regard, and with our thanks and appreciation for the efforts and continued support provided by the Kurdistan Regional Government to the Assyrian Education Process, but at the same time we would like to point out on the reluctance and failure of the Ministry of Education of the Regional Government in paying dues and transportation wages for students of academic year 2012-2013, this reflected negatively on our Society's performance due to financial deficient, led to reduce Society's support on some of the important aspects including the support of displaced people, dormitories, lecturers' wages, transportation and other activities that the Society was carried out, and in spite of repeated meetings with administrators involved in this process, till the moment still there is no payment for the transportation wages for the past academic year and the current academic year.

 

We notified the Venerable Regional's Presidency about the issue and have not received a reply so far, and also the Society's presidency together with the delegation of presidency of Assyrian Aid Society that came from America met the Minister of Education for the solution, again we received no response so far, despite of the passing of more than three months at the starting of the current academic year, as this matter is considered of the utmost importance for an authentic component in the Regional in exercising their natural right of learning and teaching in the mother tongue. as the Assyrian Aid Society-Iraq, we appeal and demand the Regional government to pay transportation wages for the students of the Assyrian Education and including it in the budget of Ministry of Education in 2014 as one of its constant payment to ensure the continuation and succession of the Assyrian Education Process in the Regional, which is a positive example that have been praised by our Society in various local and international forums.

 

In conclusion, we thank the Society's supporters in the homeland and Diaspora, of institutions our People and our Nation, as well as all the various friendly societies that have supported and continues to support Society's activities and programs of various humanity fields, promising our People in continuing our humanity efforts.

 

Regards
 

 

                                                                                        Assyrian Aid Society / Iraq

                                                                                            Dohuk – Dec 16th 2013