Iraq will not hold talks with Kurdish Government to discuss independence referendum results
Tue Sep 26, 2017 08:26:am World
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- Iraq considers Kurdish Independence referendum as unconstitutional.
- Will not open up talks with the Kurdish Regional Government to discuss the results.
- Leader of the KRG says the referendum results are not binding but provide a mandate to start the secession process.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has stated that Iraq will hold discussions with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) about the results of the independence referendum that held on Monday in the northern region of Iraq.
The Prime Minister and much of the Iraqi government considers the referendum as unconstitutional and would not
"We are not ready to discuss or have a dialogue about the results of the referendum because it is unconstitutional," Abadi said in a speech broadcast on state TV on Monday night.
"Most of the problems of the [Kurdish] region are internal ones, not and not with Baghdad, and will be increased with the calls for separation," Abadi said, adding: "The economic and financial problems the region is suffering from are the result of corruption and mis-administration," the prime minister said.
The leader of the Kurdish Regional Government, Masoud Barzani has however stated that although the results of the referendum are not binding, it provides an opportunity to open up dialogue with Baghdad and also a legitimate mandate to discuss with other countries regarding the eventual secession of Kurdistan from Iraq.
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