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Massoud Barzani considers war for Kurdish
independence
25.10.2011 |
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October 25, 2011
ERBIL-Hewlęr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — The president of northern
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani,
allegedly said in an interview with al-Arabiya TV
that Kurds were ready for a war for independence.
He claimed the decision was not up to him, but a
referendum would have to decide the fate of the
Kurdistan Region as an independent state or as a
part of Iraq.
"We welcome and support the result of a referendum
in which the people of Kurdistan decide," Barzani
said. "And we are ready to pay the price even if it
means war."
However, Barzani promised that Kurds will not take
part in a civil war that he expects to take place in
Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Massoud Barzani, the president of autonomous
Kurdistan region in Iraq's north, Photo: Reuters |
Last weekend, Izzat Shabandar, a leader in the
ruling State of Law Coalition (SLC), had
suggested to found an independent
Kurdish state and to put disputed areas under
national control since "no satisfactory decision for
both parties can be reached as far as the disputed
areas are concerned."
This idea was immediately
rejected by the Kurdistan Blocs
Coalition (KBC) on Monday. "The Kurdish leaders are
not thinking now of this issue and we chose to stay
within a federal unified Iraq and we are very keen
to implement the Constitution and respect the unity
and sovereignty of Iraq," KBC spokesman Muayyid
Tayyeb said.
The debate about independence coincided with the
arrival of a new delegation of Kurdish politicians
in Baghdad for talks about outstanding issues
between the federal government and the Kurdistan
Region government (KRG) yesterday. On of the topics
of the negotiations will be the fate of the disputed
areas -- cities and areas along the border between
the Republic of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region,www.ekurd.netsuch
as Kirkuk.
Earlier Tuesday, Barzani announced that he will pay
a visit to Kirkuk before he heads to Iran next week.
By Fouad Rahim
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