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Netanyahu Backs Partitioning Iraq for Kurdish State

 

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani recently warned about bids to break up Iraq, saying the partitioning of Arab countries serves the interests of Israel.

During a meeting with a U.S. delegation, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed interest in partitioning Iraq.

The Prime Minister told the group of 33 congressmen that he favored the establishment of an independent Kurdish state in the Arab country. Israel has a longstanding relationship with the Kurds, who remains one of its few non-Arab allies in the area.

The Jerusalem Post reported that a source who attended the meeting said Netanyahu referred to the Kurds as “brave, pro-Western people who share our values.”

Netanyahu previously spoke on the issue in 2014 when he said in a speech that Israel should “support the Kurdish aspiration for independence.”

Two months ago Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned about bids to break up Iraq, saying the partitioning of Arab countries serves the interests of Israel. "The Zionist regime seeks Iraq's disintegration,” Larijani accused during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Tehran.

A report published in the New Yorker magazine in 2004 said Israeli military and intelligence operatives were active in Kurdish areas and providing training for commando units.

According to the report, Israel has been expanding its presence in Kurdistan and encouraging Kurds, its allies in the region, to create an independent state.

 

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Netanyahu-Backs-Partitioning-Iraq-for-Kurdish-State-20170814-0003.html

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Electoral Commission in Kurdistan: We have finished preparations for the referendum and will include areas to disputed

 

 

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The official spokesman for the Independent Electoral Commission for the elections and the referendum in the Kurdistan Region Shirwan Zerari on Monday, the readiness of the Commission to hold the referendum, and the elections of the presidency and the Parliament of the Territory on the date set for them.

Zardari said in a press conference held today after a meeting held by the Commission in Erbil, that the Commission is ready to hold the referendum, and the fifth session of the parliament and the presidency of the region on time, revealing the sending of two books to the presidency of the region.

He added that we have completed the necessary preparations, and we hastened to provide logistical supplies to hold the referendum, stressing that Kurds outside the province in the cut-off areas in Kirkuk and Nineveh can vote in the referendum.

Barzani had earlier issued a decree setting the date for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region.

According to the decree, which carried the number 128 and got a copy of the news, "according to the law of the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region No. (1) for the year 2005 amended" We decided the following:

1- Determination of 1/11/2017 as the date for holding the elections of the Kurdistan Parliament and Presidency of the Kurdistan Region.

2. All parties concerned shall take the necessary steps and cooperate and coordinate with the Independent High Electoral Commission for the implementation of this decree.

This date was agreed between the political parties, except for the Movement for Change and the Islamic Group, which boycotted the meeting, during a meeting held last June under the auspices of Barzani.

The meeting also set on September 25 the date for the referendum on the independence of the province from Iraq.

 

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Electoral Commission responds to the decree of the Presidency of Kurdistan on holding a referendum and elections in the province

 

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The Independent High Commission for Elections and Referendum in the Kurdistan Region on Monday met a meeting of the members of the Commission and have unanimously agreed on the readiness of the Commission to hold the referendum, and the elections of the parliament and the presidency of the region in the deadline set by the latter.

During the meeting, the Commission announced its readiness to hold a referendum on the right of self-determination in the Kurdistan Region on 25 September next.

As well as it is also ready to hold parliamentary elections and the presidency of the Territory on time, too, according to leaks from the meeting to the twilight News.

Thus, the Commission has responded to the decree issued by the President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani.

Barzani had earlier issued a decree setting the date for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region.

According to the decree, which carried the number 128 and got a copy of the news, "according to the law of the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region No. (1) for the year 2005 amended" We decided the following:

1- Determination of 1/11/2017 as the date for holding the elections of the Kurdistan Parliament and Presidency of the Kurdistan Region.

2. All parties concerned shall take the necessary steps and cooperate and coordinate with the Independent High Electoral Commission for the implementation of this decree.

This date was agreed between the political parties, except for the Movement for Change and the Islamic Group, which boycotted the meeting, during a meeting held last June under the auspices of Barzani.

The meeting also set on September 25 the date for the referendum on the independence of the province from Iraq.

 

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Prime Minister of Israel , of the US Congress to support the independence of the Kurdistan Region

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Congress that he supports the independence of the Kurdistan Region from Iraq, according to the Jerusalem Post.

"He supports the establishment of an independent Kurdish state in parts of Iraq," Netanyahu was quoted as saying during a meeting with a 33-member US Congress delegation last week.

The paper said that Netanyahu did not often address the Kurdish issue, which is considered "politically sensitive" because the traditional American position that US President Donald Trump is to keep Iraq a unified state is not divided into separate parts. Moreover, the Kurdish state is the line The Red Turkey, concerned that this development would raise the independence of Iraq's Kurds this issue among its Kurdish population.

Netanyahu has not spoken publicly about the issue since 2014 when he said during a speech in Tel Aviv that Israel should "support the Kurdish aspiration for independence," the journalist said.

The statement added that Netanyahu's remarks to members of Congress came during a survey of regional issues, amid increasing fears in Jerusalem that Iran is making tremendous progress in the region, especially in Syria, in addition to Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere.

Mossad chief Yossi Cohen addressed Israel's concerns over Iran during a cabinet briefing on Sunday.

"We are talking about Syria in the first place," Netanyahu said in a speech in Ashdod last night.

Netanyahu said Israel "strongly opposes the military build-up of Iran and Hezbollah in Syria and will do whatever is necessary to preserve Israel's security."

At a meeting on Monday with a delegation of 19 members of the Democratic Congress, Netanyahu said Iran had moved some 20,000 Shiite militia members to Syria.

According to government officials, the proportion of Iranian soldiers among these militias is about 12: 1.

These soldiers are part of Falik al-Quds, the external arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which is deployed in the battlefields of Syria and Iraq.

"Iran's expansion in the region through its agents in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen is currently the central development of the Middle East," Cohen told the cabinet.

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Hakkari: The delegation of Kurdistan will explain during the meetings in Baghdad the reasons that led the region to hold the referendum

 

Monday 14 August

 

Alsumaria News / Erbil The member of the referendum council in the province of Kurdistan, Romeo Hakkari , Monday, that the delegation of the region will discuss the process of conducting the referendum with the political and government parties, while noting that the delegation will explain the reasons that prompted the region to do so.  Hakkari said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the delegation of the Kurdistan region, which will visit Baghdad today, will discuss with political parties, government and diplomatic bodies the decision of the Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on September 25 next," noting that "the delegation includes all the components of national and religious in the region."   Hakkari added that "the delegation will explain during this visit the reasons that prompted the region to take a decision to conduct the referendum," pointing at the same time that "the region wants to hold a referendum with understanding with Baghdad, being so far part of Iraq ."  The spokesman of the movement of the current no referendum, Rabun Maarouf, said Monday that the delegation of the Kurdistan region, which will visit Baghdad does not represent the people of Kurdistan, explaining that the delegation is not entitled to dialogue on behalf of the people of Kurdistan.  The Supreme Council for the referendum in the Kurdistan region announced on 12 August 2017 on the identification of files to discuss with Baghdad, including political topics and the future of relations between Erbil and Baghdad.

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ئەنجومەنی باڵای وەبەرهێنان بڕیار له‌سه‌ر كۆمه‌ڵێك پڕۆژه‌ ده‌دات

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پێشنیوه‌ڕۆى ئەمڕۆ دووشه‌ممه‌ 14/8/2017، ئەنجومەنی باڵای وەبەرهێنان، بە ئامادەبوونی بەڕێزان نێچیرڤان بارزانی سەرۆک وەزیران و قوباد تاڵەبانی جێگری سەرۆک وەزیران لە هەولێر، کۆبووه‌وه‌.

 

تیایدا چەند پرسێکی گرنگی پەیوەست بە چۆنیەتیی پەرەپێدانی وەبەرهێنان بەگشتی و کەرتی پیشەسازی و کشتوکاڵ بەتایبەتى لە پارێزگاکانی هەرێمی کوردستان گفتوگۆی لەبارەوە کرا و پلان و میکانیزم بۆ کارئاسانیی جێبەجێکردنی ئەو پڕۆژانەی خزمەت بە هاووڵاتیان و کەرتی تایبەت ده‌كه‌ن، داڕێژرا.

 

وەزیری شارەوانی و گەشتوگوزار خاتوو نەورۆز مەولوود و به‌ڕێز نووری عوسمان سەرۆکی دەستەی وەبەرهێنان بەوەکالەت، زیاتر لە 20 خاڵی گرنگیان خستە ڕوو بۆ گفتوگۆکردن و بڕیاردان لەسەریان کە زۆربەیان ئەنجامدانی پڕۆژەی پیشەسازی و خزمەتگوزاریی گشتی بوون. پاش هەڵسەنگاندن و ڕێکخستنی میکانیزمی جێبەجێکردنیان، بڕیار لەسەر جێبەجێکردنی زۆرینەیان درا.

 

لە کۆبونەوەکەدا جەخت له‌وه‌ كرایه‌وه‌ کە حکوومەتی هەرێم ئاماداسازی بكات بۆ ئەوەی ئاسانکاریی تەواو بکرێت بۆ ئەنجامدانی پڕۆژە خزمەتگوزارییەکان و دابینكردنى ڕەوشێکی گونجاو لەپێناو پێشخستنی پیشەسازی لە هەرێم و کردنەوەی کارگە پیشەسازییەکان بۆ ئەوەی بتوانرێت پێداویستیی هاووڵاتیان لە ناوخۆی کوردستاندا دابین بکرێت.

 

له‌مباره‌یه‌وه‌ به‌ڕێز سه‌رۆك وه‌زیران دووپاتى كرده‌وه‌ كه‌ دەبێت گرنگیی زیاتر بە کەرتی پیشەسازی و کشتوکاڵ و وەبەرهێنان بە شێوەیەکی گشتی بدرێت، بۆ ئەوەی داهاته‌كان هەمەجۆر بێت و تەنها پشت بە نەوت نەبەسترێت، بۆیە ئێستا بووژاندنەوەی ئەو کەرتانە لە پێشەنگی کارەکانى حكوومه‌تدا ده‌بێت.

 

لاى خۆیه‌وه‌ بەڕێز جێگری سەرۆک وەزیران ڕایگەیاند" لە چوارچیوەی چاکسازیەکانی حکوومەتدا، ژماریەک ڕێنماییی گرنگ گەڵال كراون و ئێستا لە بواری جێبەجێکردندان بەمەبەستی باشترکردن و ئاسانکاری بۆ وەبەرهێنەران بۆ ئەوەی لەگەڵ حکومەت بتوانن باشترین خزمەت بە هاووڵاتیان بگەیەنین و ئابووریی کوردستانیش ببوژێنینەوە". هەر لەو ڕوانگەیەوە گوتی "دەبێت ئەو لایەنانەی پەیوەستن بە وەبەرهێنەران و کەرتی تایبەت، بە هاوکاریی حکوومەت، ئەو کەموکورتیانەی کە ماون بەزوترین کات دیاری بکرێن و چارەسەری یاسایی و گونجاویان بۆ بڕەخسێنرێت."

 

له‌ کۆبونەوەدا بڕیار درا بە زوترین کات ڕێنمایی و ڕاسپارده‌ په‌سه‌ندكراوه‌كان بکەونە بواری جێبەجێکردنەوە و ئەوانەشی كه‌ هێشتا په‌سه‌ند نه‌كراون، بڕیاردان لەسەریان لە داهاتویەکی نزیکدا و له‌پێناو گەشەکردنی ئابووریی هەرێمی کوردستان، لەلایەن لیژنە پەیوەندیدارەکانەوە دیراسە بکرێن.

 

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RUT RO !!! 

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WOW!  Thanks, Yota.

I believe it now.  I'm amazed that they are holding a rally for the Kurds in Tennessee, Germany and Sweden.

Whooda thunkit?

 

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The start of talks between Abadi and the Kurdish delegation on the independence of Kurdistan

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Baghdad - Najla al-Tai

A delegation representing the Supreme Council for the referendum in the Kurdistan region began a meeting with Prime Minister Haider Abadi in Baghdad. The referendum is scheduled for September 25. The delegation is holding crucial talks, including the three presidencies of the republic, the government and the parliament, as well as ambassadors of countries and foreign diplomatic bodies to explain the views of the Kurds on the referendum.

The delegation includes a member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Rose Nuri Shaways President, members of the President of the Office of the Presidency of the Kurdistan region Fuad Hussein, and the spokesman for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Saadi Ahmad Bireh and member of the leadership of the Kurdistan Islamic Union Mohammad Ahmed and the deputies in the Parliament of the Kurdistan region of Turkmenistan Majed Osman, Christian Romeo Hakkari and Yezidi MP In the Iraqi parliament.

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Kurdish delegation arrives in Baghdad amid assurances about his meeting with Abadi and Maliki to resolve disputes with Erbil

 

 

 

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The Kurdish delegation of the Supreme Council for the referendum of the Kurdistan region arrived in the capital Baghdad to discuss the files on the independence of the province.

A source familiar with the Tigris channel that the delegation of seven figures representing the Kurdish political parties, which is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Haider Abadi and Vice President Nuri al-Maliki, and the Kurdish delegation had met with the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani on the United States objection to the date of the referendum on independence.

The parties confirmed their intention to inform Baghdad of holding the referendum on September 25 and ways to reach the necessary solutions to keep the relationship between Baghdad and Arbil a serious relationship. The delegation stressed that whether Baghdad agreed or rejected, the delegation's goal is to discuss with Baghdad to reach solutions that satisfy all the parties.

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The Kurdish delegation begins its visit to Baghdad to discuss the referendum on independence

Carries a file with 55 «constitutional violation» by the federal government

Tuesday, 23 November, 1438 AH - 15 August 2017 AD Issue Number [14140]

 

 

Iraqis in the market of the Prophet Younis in Mosul yesterday (APA)

Arbil Baghdad: «Middle East»

After holding several meetings intensive during the past days, the most recent with the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, headed yesterday a high Kurdish delegation to Baghdad to discuss the draft referendum on independence formally with the federal government and all Iraqi political parties, while the Electoral Commission for elections and the referendum in the region yesterday on Its ratification of the referendum on 25 September and the parliamentary elections on November 1. The head of the Turkmen Development Party and member of the Supreme Council for the referendum in Kurdistan, Mohammad Saaduddin, told Asharq Al-Awsat: "The delegation will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Speaker of Parliament Salim al-Jubouri, President Fuad Masum, Maliki, and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, and the leader of the wisdom movement, Ammar al-Hakim, and all political parties Shiite and Sunni participation in the political process ». He added:

The delegation of the Supreme Council for the referendum in Kurdistan consists of seven members, each of Rose Nuri Shaways, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, who heads the delegation, the President of the Office of the Presidency of the Territory Fuad Hussein, and the official spokesman of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Saadi Ahmed Bira, , The deputy of the Turkmen in the parliament of Kurdistan, Majid Osman, and the representative of the Christians in the Parliament of Kurdistan, Romeo Hakkari, and the Kurdish representative in the Iraqi Council of Representatives Vian Dakhil, representing the Yezidis. 
He continued Saad al-Din: «The delegation with him a file consisting of 55 constitutional violations carried out by Baghdad rights of the Kurdistan region in the Iraqi constitution, and will explain to the Iraqi side that the international laws allow the Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on independence», pointing out that the delegation will visit Baghdad in the stage that Following the referendum on independence and in all future negotiations between the two sides. 
Meanwhile, Romeo Hakkari, a member of the Kurdish delegation, told Asharq Al-Awsat: "We will discuss a lot of files related to the referendum with Baghdad. We will tell the government, the Iraqi political parties and the embassies of the countries of the world in Iraq that we are going to hold the referendum on time." 
"We have completed a large part of the preparations for the referendum, especially in terms of providing the necessary materials for the voting process," said Sherwan Zerar Nabi, spokesman for the Supreme Council of Commissioners of the Independent Electoral Commission for the Elections and Referendum in the Kurdistan Region. A section of the special procedures and this will be ratified for next week and will enter into force ». 
In an interview organized by the University of Salahaddin in the city of Erbil yesterday, the member of the Supreme Council for the referendum in Kurdistan, Hoshyar Zebari, said that any attempt to postpone the referendum on independence means the end of the Kurdish project. The referendum, there is no better than the current time to carry out this process, our answer to those who say that the time is not appropriate is that we will not postpone it because if we did that will not remain credible to the people of Kurdistan, "stressing that the referendum will succeed and the Kurds will vote for independence. 
Most Arab political parties and figures in Iraq object to the Kurdistan referendum. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said earlier that the referendum of the province «is illegal and will not deal with him». It is not clear the results that may be obtained by the Kurdish delegation in Baghdad in light of the rejection shown by most of the political leaders in Baghdad to the subject of the referendum, but the MP from the Kurdistan Alliance Najib Najib, believes that «the dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad in itself beneficial to the parties, That they intend to address the outstanding problems away from the atmosphere of tension and statements of the media tense ». 
The Kurdish Change Movement said yesterday that the Kurdish delegation visiting Baghdad "does not represent the direction of the Kurdish people." "The Kurdistan region is going through a difficult political and economic stage that requires finding an appropriate formula for dialogue with a view to resolving the outstanding issues between the region and Baghdad," said the head of the parliamentary Change Bloc in a statement.

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What did the US ambassador to the delegation of the Kurdistan Region on the referendum and what answered the last answer?

 

 

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Shafaq News / The US ambassador during his meeting with the delegation of the Kurdistan Region to postpone the referendum until the completion of the file Daqash. 

A delegation from the Kurdistan Region has been holding talks since September 25 on holding the referendum on September 25. 

Kurdish officials insist on the need to conclude the referendum talks through Baghdad and conduct the process peacefully. 

The delegation met on its second day with the US ambassador in Baghdad. 

After the meeting, Ambassador Silliman told reporters that he told the delegation that the time for the referendum was inappropriate. 

"There is still a lot of risk on the issue, and the referendum could be postponed beyond that," he said. 

For his part, the Kurdish delegation replied that "the da'ash is no longer a threat to the Kurdistan Region and we want to rid Kurdistan and its survival of all possible risks."

 

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Abadi and the delegation of Kurdistan agree on dialogue and maintain the unity of Iraq

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with the Kurdish political delegation, which was presented to Baghdad on Monday night.

 

 

The meeting praised the joint efforts between the federal government and the region in the battle to liberate Mosul, stressing the importance of completing the liberation of all Iraqi territory from gangs and calling for terrorism. The statement said that the meeting witnessed a frank and in-depth dialogue on the need to activate mechanisms to resolve outstanding problems and atmosphere He stressed that it was agreed to continue constructive and serious dialogue in a way that achieves the common interests of the Iraqi people and eliminates accumulated historical concerns and concerns that preserve the unity of Iraq.

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Abadi is betting on dialogue to resolve outstanding issues with the Kurds

Iraqi Prime Minister is talking with a delegation from the Kurdistan region on the issue of the referendum in a positive atmosphere of the parties.

Middle East Online

Try to ease tensions under divergent views Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday discussed with a delegation from the Kurdish region in northern Iraq the issue of the referendum scheduled for September 25. Abadi received the delegation of the Supreme Committee supervising the referendum in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Saadi Bira, a member of the delegation, told reporters that "Abadi was flexible during the meeting," pointing out that the people of the region "reached the conviction of the referendum on independence from Iraq." "We expressed to our slaves our concern about the future of Iraq and our fear of war." For years, meetings between the region and the successive governments in Baghdad have not resolved several outstanding issues, notably the management of the disputed areas, the mechanism of oil management and sale, and the salaries of the Peshmerga (Kurdish regional forces), and recently the problem of liberated areas in Mosul, To take over. "He said that Abadi's response" was good, and reassured us of reaching a satisfactory outcome through the dialogue and the meeting was a source of hope. " He pointed out that "Abadi said during the meeting that the Kurdish region has political and economic independence and has Peshmerga forces that do not fly the flag of Iraq." For his part, said the Information Office of Abadi, "The Prime Minister called for resolving the outstanding issues in the dialogue." The office said in a statement that "the meeting witnessed the appreciation of joint efforts between the federal government and the region in the battle to liberate Mosul and the importance of completing the liberation of all Iraqi territory from the gangs of terrorist Da'ash." He added that "the meeting witnessed a frank and in-depth dialogue on the need to activate mechanisms to resolve the outstanding problems and a positive atmosphere." He concluded that "it was agreed to continue constructive and serious dialogue to achieve the common interests of the Iraqi people and remove the accumulated historical concerns and concerns in order to preserve the unity of Iraq." And the week ahead, decided the Supreme Committee overseeing the referendum planned in the Kurdish region to send a delegation to Baghdad to discuss the issue of holding a referendum with Iraqi officials. The referendum, which is planned, is non-binding, in the sense that it revolves around a survey of the residents of the three provinces in the Kurdish region, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, and other disputed areas, whether they wish to secede from Iraq or not. Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution provides for a road map to settle the dispute over these areas, which begins with the removal of demographic changes by Saddam Hussein's regime, in those areas in favor of the Arabs at the expense of the Kurds and Turkmen. The Iraqi government rejects the referendum, saying it does not comply with the constitution of Iraq, which was approved in 2005, and does not benefit the Kurds politically, economically and nationally. Neighboring Turkey refuses to hold this referendum, saying that maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq is linked to establishing security, peace and prosperity in the region. On more than one occasion, the United States expressed its concern about the referendum, saying it would deviate from urgent priorities, such as a crushing defeat and stability for all Iraqis. While the United Nations believes that the referendum should not be held if there is no common understanding between Baghdad and Erbil.

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Kurdish delegation arrives in Baghdad amid assurances about his meeting with Abadi and Maliki to resolve disputes with Erbil

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Between columns Kurdish negotiating delegation arrives in Baghdad and meet with the Prime Minister Presented by: Mustafa Kamel Al Falahi

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Sahlani: Kurdish delegation is trying to persuade the government to waive the referendum in exchange for the application of Article 140

 

Parliamentarian Helal al-Sahlani revealed on Tuesday the Kurdish political delegation's attempt to persuade the central government to waive the proposed referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in exchange for guarantees and guarantees for the implementation of Article 140. He warns of an international, regional and local conflict.

"The Kurdish delegation is trying to convince the central government that it is possible to waive the draft referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in exchange for taking guarantees and guarantees to implement Article 140 of the disputed areas, including Kirkuk," Sahlani said in a statement received by Mawazine News.

"There is no explicit provision in the Iraqi constitution that speaks of the referendum and the right to self-determination. Neighboring countries oppose the referendum and the independence of Kurdistan," he said.

He explained that "Article 8 of the Electoral Commission in Kurdistan, obliges the Territory to appoint polling station staff representatives of political entities contrary to international standards."

The Sahlani, that "in the event of the Kurds insist on holding the referendum, especially in the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, there will be an international conflict, regional and local."

 

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Hilal al-Sahlani: The Kurds are trying to convince the center that the referendum could be waived on the condition that the 140 be applied

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The representative of the National Alliance, "Hilal al-Sahlani," Tuesday, that the Kurds are trying to convince the center of the possibility of waiver of the referendum provided the application of 140, warning of international conflict, regional and local in the event of a referendum.
"The Kurdish delegation, which was presented to Baghdad, is trying to convince the central government that it can waive the draft referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in return for taking guarantees and assurances to implement Article 140 of the disputed areas and Including Kirkuk. "

"The Sahlani" that "there is no explicit provision in the Iraqi constitution speaks of the referendum and the right to self-determination, and neighboring countries oppose the referendum and independence of Kurdistan," noting that "the subject of the referendum is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government."

The "Sahlani" that "Article 8 of the Electoral Commission in Kurdistan, requires the region to appoint polling station staff representatives of political entities contrary to international standards," pointing out that "in the case of the insistence of the Kurds to hold the referendum, especially in the disputed areas, including the province Kirkuk,
there will be international, regional and local conflict. "

 

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Deputy: The Kurds are trying to convince the center of the possibility of waiver of the referendum provided the application of 140

 

The National Alliance MP Hilal Sahlani, Tuesday, that the Kurds are trying to convince the Center to waive the referendum on the condition of the application of 140, warning of international conflict, regional and local in the event of a referendum. 

"The Kurdish delegation that came to Baghdad is trying to convince the central government that it can waive the draft referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in exchange for taking guarantees and guarantees to implement Article 140 of the disputed areas," al-Sahlani said in a statement. Including Kirkuk. "
 
"There is no explicit provision in the Iraqi constitution that speaks of referendum and the right of self-determination. Neighboring countries oppose the referendum and the independence of Kurdistan," Sahlani said, adding that "the subject of the referendum is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government."

 He pointed out that "Article 8 of the Electoral Commission in Kurdistan, requires the region to appoint polling station staff representatives of political entities contrary to international standards," pointing out that "in the case of the insistence of the Kurds to hold a referendum, especially in the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, There will be international, regional and local conflict. "

A delegation from Kurdistan headed by Rose Nuri Shaways arrived in Baghdad yesterday to hold talks with officials on holding the referendum in Kurdistan, where they met yesterday Prime Minister Haider Abadi.

Kurdish parties held a meeting on Wednesday (June 7, 2017) in the resort of Salah al-Din in Erbil headed by Massoud Barzani amid the province of some political forces, and agreed to hold a referendum on the fate of Kurdistan on the twenty-fifth of September.

 

http://www.alebaatv.com/archives/170110

 

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Parliamentary: referendum secession paper pressure on the central government to apply Article 140

Saad al-Mandalawi August 15, 2017

 

Baghdad - Journal News
The representative of the National Alliance Hilal Sahlani, said Tuesday, that the draft referendum on secession is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government to implement Article 140.

"The Kurdish delegation is trying to persuade the central government to give up the draft referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in exchange for guarantees and guarantees for the implementation of Article 140 of the disputed areas, including Kirkuk," Sahlani said in a statement.

He pointed out that "there is no explicit provision in the Iraqi constitution talking about the referendum and the right to self-determination, and neighboring countries oppose the referendum and independence of Kurdistan, and therefore the subject of the referendum is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government."Noting that "Article 8 of the Electoral Commission in Kurdistan, requires the region to appoint polling station staff representatives of political entities contrary to international standards."

"If the Kurds insist on conducting the referendum, especially in the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, there will be an international, regional and local conflict," he said.

The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived yesterday afternoon to Baghdad to discuss the referendum on self-determination, scheduled to be held on the twenty-fifth of September.

 

http://www.aljournal.com/بر�.....غط-عل/

 

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Abadi discusses with a delegation from Erbil the question of "referendum"

 

 

Aug 15, 2017

(ANADOL) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday discussed with a delegation from the Kurdish region in northern Iraq the "referendum" scheduled for September 25.

Abadi received the delegation of the Supreme Committee supervising the referendum in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Saadi Bira, a member of the delegation, told reporters that "Abadi was flexible during the meeting," pointing out that the people of the region "reached the conviction of the referendum on independence from Iraq."

"We expressed our concern about the future of Iraq and our fear of war."

The meetings between the region and the successive governments in Baghdad have not been resolved for several years, notably the management of the disputed areas, the mechanism of oil management and sale, and the salaries of the Peshmerga (Kurdistan Region Forces), and the problem of liberated areas in Mosul Is supposed to take over control.

"He said that Abadi's response" was good and reassured us to reach a satisfactory outcome through dialogue (..) and the meeting was a source of hope. "

He pointed out that "Abadi said during the meeting that the Kurdish region has political and economic independence and has Peshmerga forces that do not fly the flag of Iraq."

For his part, said the Information Office of Abadi, "The Prime Minister called for resolving the outstanding issues in the dialogue."

The office said in a statement that "the meeting witnessed the appreciation of joint efforts between the federal government and the region in the battle to liberate Mosul and the importance of completing the liberation of all Iraqi territory from the gangs of terrorist Da'ash."

He added that "the meeting witnessed a frank and in-depth dialogue on the need to activate mechanisms to resolve the outstanding problems and a positive atmosphere."

He concluded that "it was agreed to continue constructive and serious dialogue to achieve the common interests of the Iraqi people and remove the accumulated historical concerns and concerns in order to preserve the unity of Iraq."

And the week ahead, decided the Supreme Committee overseeing the referendum planned in the Kurdish region to send a delegation to Baghdad to discuss the issue of holding a referendum with Iraqi officials.

The referendum, which is planned, is non-binding, in the sense that it revolves around a survey of the residents of the three provinces in the Kurdish region: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk, and other disputed areas, whether they wish to secede from Iraq or not.

Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution provides for a road map to settle the dispute over these areas, which begins with the removal of demographic changes by Saddam Hussein's regime, in those areas in favor of the Arabs at the expense of the Kurds and Turkmen.

The Iraqi government rejects the referendum, saying it does not comply with the constitution of Iraq, which was approved in 2005, and does not benefit the Kurds politically, economically and nationally.

Neighboring Turkey refuses to hold this referendum, saying that preserving the territorial integrity of Iraq is linked to establishing security, peace and prosperity in the region.

On more than one occasion, the United States expressed its concern about the referendum, saying it would deviate from urgent priorities, such as defeating the "push" and stabilizing the country for all Iraqis.

While the United Nations believes that the referendum should not be held if there is no common understanding between Baghdad and Erbil.

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17 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

Parliamentary: referendum secession paper pressure on the central government to apply Article 140

Saad al-Mandalawi August 15, 2017

 

Baghdad - Journal News
The representative of the National Alliance Hilal Sahlani, said Tuesday, that the draft referendum on secession is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government to implement Article 140.

"The Kurdish delegation is trying to persuade the central government to give up the draft referendum in areas outside the borders of Kurdistan, in exchange for guarantees and guarantees for the implementation of Article 140 of the disputed areas, including Kirkuk," Sahlani said in a statement.

He pointed out that "there is no explicit provision in the Iraqi constitution talking about the referendum and the right to self-determination, and neighboring countries oppose the referendum and independence of Kurdistan, and therefore the subject of the referendum is almost a pressure paper on the region and the central government."Noting that "Article 8 of the Electoral Commission in Kurdistan, requires the region to appoint polling station staff representatives of political entities contrary to international standards."

"If the Kurds insist on conducting the referendum, especially in the disputed areas, including Kirkuk, there will be an international, regional and local conflict," he said.

The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived yesterday afternoon to Baghdad to discuss the referendum on self-determination, scheduled to be held on the twenty-fifth of September.

 

http://www.aljournal.com/بر�.....غط-عل/

 

This is perfect   The Kurds are helping us push 140 to pass.

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1 minute ago, 2fast4u2c said:

This is perfect   The Kurds are helping us push 140 to pass.

 I do agree

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starting the meetings of the Kurdistan referendum delegation with the leader of the National Alliance

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The delegation of the negotiating delegation to Baghdad appointed by the Supreme Committee for the referendum in the Kurdistan Region is currently meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the National Alliance, which represents the Shiite component of the ruling Iraq.

The leader of the coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, received at his residence members of the negotiating delegation to Baghdad, which is scheduled to discuss the question of the referendum.

The delegation met earlier today with US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Seelman, Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Erj Musjidi and President Fuad Masum.

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The delegation of the Kurdistan Region to Baghdad meets Hakim

By Rudao 2 hours ago

Hakim receives the delegation of the Kurdistan Region

BAGHDAD - The 

delegation of the Supreme Council for Referendum in the Kurdistan Region met Tuesday (August 15th, 2017) with the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. 

He said the delegation of the network Roudao media to Baghdad, Sankar Abdul Rahman, that Hakim received today the delegation of the Kurdistan Region, and the meeting continues between the parties to discuss the question of the referendum scheduled for 25 September 2017. 

He noted the importance of the meeting between the delegation and the President of the National Alliance, Ammar Hakim, because of the influence of the coalition in the political decision-making in parliament and the Iraqi government and the views of the masses on the Iraqi street, saying that the delegation aims in the fifth meeting in Baghdad to soften Hakim's position on the referendum after the offensive statements made recently. 

On Monday, 14-8-2017, a high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Region arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to discuss the issue of holding an independence referendum with officials of the federal government and holding its first meeting with Abadi in the evening. 

On Tuesday morning, the delegation met with US Ambassador to Baghdad Douglas Soliman, followed by a visit to the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, where he was received by Ambassador Irg Masjedi. He is also due to visit the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad later on Wednesday, State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki.

Translated and edited by: Shunem Abdullah Khoshnaw