URGENT Delegation of the Kurdish referendum: Our meeting with Abadi was very hopeful

2017/8/15 8:55

URGENT

The delegation's meeting with Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in Baghdad was "very hopeful", said a member of the delegation of the Supreme Council for the referendum in the Kurdistan region, member of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Saadi Ahmed Bireh.

"Abadi told us that the people of Kurdistan are convinced that the referendum will be held for independence, because he is notcomfortable with his future in Iraq, and he still has concerns and fears of renewed wars," said Behra after the meeting ended.
He added that "the meeting was very hopeful, and Abadi said that the Kurdistan region enjoys economic and political independence in addition to the Peshmerga, which did not raise the flag of Iraq."
On Monday, a high-level delegation from the Kurdistan region arrived in the capital Baghdad to discuss the issue of holding an independence referendum with federal government officials.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office issued after the meeting with the Kurdish delegation that the meeting witnessed a frank and in-depth dialogue on the need to activate the appropriate mechanisms to resolve the outstanding problems and a positive atmosphere "
The statement also said," It was agreed to continue constructive and serious dialogue to achieve the common interests of the Iraqi people and remove Accumulated historical concerns and concerns that preserve the unity of Iraq. "

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