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ARBIL, Aug 17 (KUNA) - President of Kurdistan
Region in Iraq Masaud Barzani said on Wednesday that
the main points in the Iraqi constitution are still
unsolved.
In a statement in Kurdish language broadcasted by a
television station for the Kurdistan Democratic
Party, Barzani said that a number of meetings have
been held lately regarding the constitution and "we
are obliged to discuss the constitution one item at
a time as the constitution defines Iraq's fate."
Barzani, who is heading a delegation to Baghdad to
discuss constitutional issues, said that most of the
disputes are between the Shiites and the Sunnis, not
with the Kurds, noting that Kurds have some critical
main points that they would defend and insist on.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional
Government Nechirvan Barzani said in a statement
that the Kurdistan Region insists on reaching a
constitution that grants all Kurds' rights,
including the city of Kirkuk.
He also accused some Sunni representatives of
delaying the constitution's draft, noting that they
still dream of Saddam's Iraq.
He added that Kirkuk is part of Kurdistan from
historical and geographical stands, while the former
Iraqi regime manipulated the administrative borders
of Kirkuk Province, and a referendum must be
organized regarding this matter.
Nechirvan Barzani said that some people claim that
the Kurdish stands are based upon oil and
independence, noting that oil is still the reason
behind the Kurds' crisis, as if it wasn't for the
oil, Saddam would not have fought with the Kurds
over Kirkuk and would not have deported Kurds from
the city, asserting that Kurds demand fair and equal
division of wealth.
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