- Press Release
- May 2018
Subject:: Kurdish independence
Baghdad condemns the steps raken by Erbil to seek independence from the Republic of Iraq. Baghdad believes that the efforts of the Kurdish leadership to exploit the current events and situation in order to impose self-rule for the Kurdish region are extremely unwise and undermine the effort to fight the Islamic State. Baghdad emphasizes that the priority for everyone should be to provide security and retain the country's territorial integrity.
Baghdad views any support for the illegal Kurdish attempt as interference into domestic issues, and asks countries to respect Iraq's sovereignty. We call upon both Tehran, and Moscow to not undermine Iraqi territorial integrity, and harm their relations with Baghdad. Emphasizing that continued support for the Kurdish efforts to seek self-rule will lead to destabilization of not just Iraq, but will also have dire implications for the greater Middle East region.
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