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KRG Official statement: US raid on
consulate of Iran
12.1.2007
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Statement by the
Presidency of the Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) regarding the American
raid at dawn today on the consulate of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Erbil.
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (Iraq), 11 January 2007
The Presidency and the Kurdistan Regional Government
express their dismay and condemnation of the
American action against the official consulate of
the Islamic Republic of Iran in Erbil, capital of
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The consulate was
opened by agreement between the governments of Iraq
and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and enjoys
immunity and protection under the 1963 Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations.
Unlike other parts of Iraq, the Kurdistan Region
enjoys safety, security, stability and the rule of
law. The US action does not conform to the policy of
attempting to spread security and stability
throughout all of Iraq. No military action should be
taken in the Kurdistan Region without consultations
with security authorities here.
The people of the Kurdistan Region protest against
and reject this action which violates our internal
sovereignty. We do not accept that disputes with our
neighbouring countries should be brought onto our
soil. We call for the immediate release of those
arrested.
Krg org
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