MASOUD BARZANI: THE MARCH 11 AGREEMENT WAS A GATEWAY TO A NEW STAGE OF STRUGGLE
11 Mar 2021
Baghdad-Al-Sharqiya, March 11: The President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, said that the March 11th agreement in 1970 with the government was a gateway to a new stage of struggle and a great step towards achieving great gains and victories for the Kurdish people. To sign the March agreement, denying and ignoring the rights of the people of Kurdistan and violating the constitutional and legal agreements and principles related to their rights does not in any way break their will because the people of Kurdistan have long experiences of struggle, awareness and steadfastness.It is noteworthy that the agreement stipulated the establishment of an autonomous region for the governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, and constitutional amendments stipulating that the Kurdish nationalism is considered the second in Iraq after Arabic, and that the Kurdish language is considered the first in the autonomous regions, and that a Kurdish vice president is appointed with five ministers in the government, Promote Kurdish culture by establishing broadcast stations and Kurdish-speaking newspapers.