Barzani: We rejected Washington’s request to postpone the referendum
Barzani: We rejected Washington’s request to postpone the referendum
2017-08-20 at 11:21 (Baghdad time)
Baghdad Mawazine News
Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani said he would not run in the upcoming elections nor would he nominate any of his relatives for the presidency , while he said he had rejected Washington’s request to postpone the referendum.
“The referendum will not be postponed and we have not accepted the request of the US Secretary of State on the postponement of the Kurdistan referendum scheduled for September 25,” Barzani said in an interview with the Saudi daily Okaz. “It is strange that all the friends asked for the postponement except for the Kurdish parties “He said .
Barzani said: “We want to be a relationship with Tehran on the basis of good neighborliness and common interests and that no one interfere in the affairs of the other party,” pointing out that “the relationship with Turkey helps to stabilize the situation there, with great interests between the two sides . ”
“He wants to resolve the issue by negotiating with Baghdad, which obstructs everything, and that the Kurdistan region is full of resources and natural resources,” he said, calling on businessmen to “invest and grant opportunities for economic investment in Arbil . ” Finished
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