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Detained Iranian delegate in Iraqi
Kurdistan is official of Ittilaat and Quds army
7.10.2007
Report by Hastyar Qadir. Translated by Dr Kamal
Mirawdeli from Rozhnama
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Iranian Kurdish
source
October
7, 2007
Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', --
Report by Hastyar Qadir, "An Iranian source tells
Rozhnama: Mr Farhadi was a member of Quds army and
most members of the [Iranian delegation] are members
of the Iranian intelligence agency Ittilaa’t]
A special and informed source belonging to an
Iranian opposition group told Rozhnama: member of
the Iranian commerce delegation from Kirmashan city
Mr Mahmudi Farhadi, who
was arrested by
the American forces in Sulaimaniyah few weeks ago,
was a member of the Quds army and most of the
members of the commercial delegate belong to the
Iranian intelligence agency Ittilaat. Kurdistan
parliament and regional government have asked Iran
to take the role and power of Kurdistan region into
consideration in dealing with this issue.
A special source from an Iranian opposition group
that declined to have its name revealed said to
Awena: Mahmudi Farhadi has been a commander [of Quds
army] and was in charge of the military garrison as
the border of Zafar in Kirmashan and Sarpuil-zahaw.
The source added: Since [the present Iranian
president] Mahmudi Ahmadinajad came to power, he has
filled most of the state ministries and institutions
with Ittilaa’t elements. Many of those delegates who
are sent to Iraq in the name of commercial links or
Iranian Red Crescent are do in fact belong to the
Ittilaa’t ministry [in Tehran]. The source asserted
that the previous group who were arrested by the
Americans in Baghdad and Arbil were also part of the
Iranian Ittiliaa’t agency.
At the same time the spokesperson of Kurdistan
regional government Jamal Abdullah stated that they
have expressed their concern over the arrest of the
member of the Iranian delegate Mahmud Farhadi and
the Kurdistan regional government has sent a letter
to the US ambassador in Iraq as well as the
presidential bureau asking for immediate action for
the release of the Iranian official. He said: this
person was a member of a commercial delegation and
came [to Sulaimaniyah] with the knowledge of the
regional government.
The spokesperson of KRG added: the arrest of the
Iranian official will inevitably have impact on the
relationship of Iran with Iraq and neighbouring
countries. But these countries must show regard to
the authority of Kurdistan government in dealing
with this affair. He added: The US considers itself
the side with prior and ultimate responsibility in
protecting the security of Iraq and the arrest of
this Iranian commercial delegate happened without
the knowledge of Kurdistan regional government.
America acts on its own discretion and special
information in arresting such persons.
On the other hand member of Kurdistan parliament and
co-ordinator of the committee of culture and public
relations Mr Arez Abdullah asked both Iran and the
US to take the conditions of Kurdistan region into
consideration. He asked Iran to realise that the US
considers itself the first authority in Iraq and
Kurdistan region especially in relation to the
security issues and that the arrest of the Iranian
delegate happened without the knowledge of Kurdistan
government. He asked the US not to take such actions
without informing the KRG in advance so that the KRH
would be able to sort out its problems with the
relevant states and avoid escalation of problems.
Answering to a question whether this incident will
affect the relations between Kurdistan and Iran and
other countries in the region, he said: If we do not
look for excuses, this incident will have no impact
on our relations with Iran and any other country.
Translated by Dr Kamal Mirawdeli from Rozhnama,
Sulaimaniyah, independent daily paper in Sorani
Kurdish published by the Wsha company, 24 Sep 07, p
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