Abadi threatens Kurdistan with military measures to prevent independence
Abadi threatens Kurdistan with military measures to prevent independence
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 09:55 am
Follow-up / Sky Press:
Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi, US Secretary of Defense James Matisse sent a message “threat” military and economic to the President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq Massoud Barzani in the event of a referendum on the independence of Kurdistan.
“The federal government is considering military and economic measures on cooperation with the semi-independent Kurdistan region if its authorities hold a referendum that paves the way for the declaration of the Kurdish state,” Abbadi Matis, who arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday, told a surprise visit.
Shortly after his arrival in Baghdad, Matisse held a meeting with Abadi, attended by Prime Minister Nawfal al-Hassan’s special advisor and Iraqi Defense Minister Irfan al-Hayali.
“The United States supports the maintenance of the unity of Iraq and rejects any,” he said. “The United States supports Iraq in its fight against terrorism and praises the victories that have been achieved.” Action aimed at dividing it and destabilizing it “.
According to a senior official in the office of Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister and US defense minister agreed during the meeting to reject the Kurdish referendum on independence.
The official said, in a statement to the “Arabs”, “The Minister of Defense carries a clear vision on the Kurdish referendum and what can lead to complications, if the Kurdistan Region authorities insisted on it.”
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