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Iran says has got no reply from Iraqi
Kurdistan gov't on PJAK ceasefire content
10.9.2011 |
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September
10, 2011
TEHRAN, — Iranian ambassador to Iraq
Hassan Danaeifar said the country has received no
response from Iraqi Kurdistan region on content of
PJAK ceasefire declaration.
His remarks came after PJAK rebel group has declared
ceasefire unilaterally after weeks of clashes with
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
"Routinely, the terrorist group does not comply with
its remarks. Iraqi Kurdistan region's officials
declared that they have pressed the group to
convince them to stop bellicose actions," Danaeifar
told ISNA Friday, adding, "but Iraqi Kurdistan
region has not given any reply to the Islamic
Republic of Iran over the content of PJAK ceasefire
declaration." |
Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaeifar |
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The ambassador added Iraqi Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki is to visit Iran by next
couple of months to attend joint high commission.
The envoy rejected press reports on probable visit
of Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to
Iraqi Kurdistan region and said, "Kurdish President
Massoud Barzani has welcomed Salihi's letter of
invitation and has promised to visit Tehran soon."
PJAK rebels announced they have joined forces with
the banned Turkish PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party)
organization against Iran
The Iranian bombardment of Iraqi Kurdistan’s border
areas had continued since more than 2 months,www.ekurd.netkilling and injuring many civilians and causing
damage for dozens of houses and agricultural fields.
Human Rights Watch said on September 2, that it had
evidence that Iran may have
deliberately targeted civilians in its offenisve
against the rebels.
Kurdish local officials and an NGO in early August
reported that more than 200 Iraqi Kurdish families
had been forced from their homes by weeks of Iranian
shelling of separatist rebel bases in northern Iraq.
Since
2004 the PJAK took up arms for self-rule in Kurdistan province northwestern of
Iran (Iranian Kurdistan, Eastern Kurdistan). Half the members of PJAK
are women. The PJAK has about 3,000 armed
militiamen.
Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey all have significant
ethnic Kurdish minorities. Estimate to 12 million
Kurds live in Iran.
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