Sunday, October 8th., 2017
Erbil, Baghdad Agree on Lifting Anti-Kurdish Sanctions
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AFP 2017/ SAFIN HAMED
The
Kurdish Regional Government and Baghdad have agreed to de-escalate the
tensions over the recent Kurdish autonomy independence referendum and
engage in a dialogue.
MOSCOW
(Sputnik) — Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani and
Iraqi Vice Presidents Osama Nujaify and Ayad Allawi agreed
to de-escalate the tensions over the recent Kurdish autonomy
independence referendum, local media reported.
The parties decided Saturday to engage in a dialogue and hold meetings between Iraqi political parties in the near future, the Kurdistan 24 broadcaster reported, citing Fuad Hussein, the Chief of Staff to the Kurdistan Region Presidency.
Hussein added that three politicians had also agreed on "lifting all sanctions on the Kurdistan Region."
On September 25, more than 90 percent of voters taking part in the referendum in Iraqi
Kurdistan backed the region's independence from Baghdad. Iraqi
authorities declared the referendum illegal, and stressed that they
would not engage in negotiations with the local authorities
following the announcement of the vote's results, while the Iraqi Civil
Aviation Authority suspended all international flights to and from Erbil
and Sulaymaniyah airports.
The parties decided Saturday to engage in a dialogue and hold meetings between Iraqi political parties in the near future, the Kurdistan 24 broadcaster reported, citing Fuad Hussein, the Chief of Staff to the Kurdistan Region Presidency.
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REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani