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Nechirvan Barzani says Turkey could set up
a consulate in Kurdistan
8.12.2007
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December
8, 2007
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq',--
Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) in 'northern Iraq', has
said that if Ankara were to apply to open
up a consulate in the region, the Kurdish
authorities there would be pleased to allow it.
Speaking with the Sarkulevsat newspaper, Barzani
said on Thursday "We would view such a step
positively. We believe there have to be good
relations with our neighboring countries."
In the meantime, the regional Kurdistan authority
has declared the region of the country bordering
Turkey a military zone, meaning that no journalists
can enter, and that frequent check points are now a
part of the general vista.
Turkey has never, and still does not, recognize the
Kurdistan region government (KRG) and refuses to
meet with its representatives in any official
capacity.www.ekurd.net
That reflects Ankara's
fear that any international respect shown to the
autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region would only
embolden Turkey's own large Kurdish minority to seek
similar home-rule status. |
Nechirvan Barzani, Prime
Minister of
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) |
Since 1991, the Kurds of Iraq achieved self-rule in
part of the country. Today's teenagers are the first
generation to grow up under Kurdish rule. In the new
Iraqi Constitution, it is referred to as Kurdistan
region.www.ekurd.net
Kurdistan region has all
the trappings of an independent state -- its own
constitution, its own parliament, its own flag, its
own army, its own border, its own border patrol, its
own national anthem, its own education system, its
own International airports, even its own stamp inked
into the passports of visitors.
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