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Kurdistan Government applauds the U.S.
Senate on passing the legislation for federal Iraq
27.9.2007
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Calls
the Kurdistan Region “peaceful and stable” and urges
Iraq’s neighbors to support the wishes of the Iraqi
people
September
27, 2007
Washington, DC, -- The U.S. Senate today
continued to show its strong support for a peaceful
and prosperous Iraqi Kurdistan by overwhelmingly
supporting a bipartisan amendment that calls for the
United States to “actively support a political
settlement in Iraq based on the final provisions of
the constitution of Iraq that create a federal
system of government and allow for the creation of
federal regions.”
The measure, approved on a 75 to 23 vote, represents
important momentum in the overall U.S. strategy for
Iraq. While continuing to support a federal, unified
Iraq, the Senate measure underscores the importance
of the U.S.-Iraqi “bottom-up strategy” of devolving
political and economic powers to Iraq’s regions and
provinces. |
The U.S. Senate continued to show its strong support
for a peaceful and prosperous Iraqi Kurdistan |
The amendment, part of the Defense Authorization
Act, also specifically highlights the success of the
Kurdistan Regional Government -- recognized by the
constitution of Iraq as the administration of the
Kurdistan region -- as a peaceful, stable and vital
example of the path that all of Iraq should follow.
“We are very pleased that our friends in the Senate
recognize and support our long efforts to help
democracy, tolerance and freedom take root in Iraq,”
said Qubad Talabany, the Washington representative
for the Kurdistan Regional Government.
“The KRG applauds the U.S. Senate on passing this
significant legislation, and reiterates that by
building on the example of Iraqi Kurdistan, together
we can pave the way for a peaceful and prosperous
future for all of Iraq.”
Introduced by two U.S. presidential candidates –
Sens. Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) –
the amendment was sponsored by 15 other senators,
including Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). The
plan, offers a route to a political solution in Iraq
that many independent diplomats, academics and
observers say is the best strategy to bring calm and
progress to region, while soothing anxious political
concerns.
Also in the amendment, the United States Senate
calls on those nations with troops in Iraq, the five
permanent members of the U.N. Security Council,
nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iraq’s
neighbors, as well as others in the international
community, to strongly support an Iraqi settlement
based on federalism and to respect the wishes of the
Iraqi people and their elected officials.
Contact: us(at)krg.org for more information.
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