Parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said it will meet on Sunday to redistribute the powers of President Massud Barzani who is facing pressure to quit after last month's Independence vote.
A statement from Barzani will be read out at the meeting which is set to open at 11.00 GMT, Parliament said on Saturday. On Tuesday, Parliament decided to freeze the activities of Barzani, his vice-president Kosrat Rasul and the head of the presidential Cabinet, Fuad Hussein.
Barzani came under growing opposition from his detractors after he organised the September 25 referendum on Kurdish independence that triggered a deep crisis with Baghdad.