Russian Foreign Minister: Kurdistan Referendum Has Multiple Consequences Affecting The Situation Of A Number Of Neighboring Countries

BAGHDAD, Iraq (NINA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that "the referendum of the Kurdistan region has multiple consequences affecting the situation of a number of neighboring countries." He said in a press statement today that "Moscow hopes to be taken into account when the final decisions on the consequences of this step of political, geopolitical, demographic and economic results, the principle that the Kurdish issue beyond the current borders of Iraq, especially as the Kurdish issue has a large role and prominent position " "Moscow considers the referendum as an expression of the aspirations of the Kurdish people and has the support of most of the population of the Kurdistan region of Iraq," Lavrov said. He pointed out the importance of "the final application of the referendum results in a format that takes into account all these factors, including the situation in the region and the positions of neighboring countries of Iraq." The meeting of the political parties in the Kurdistan region (except for the Change Movement and the Islamic Group, which boycotted the meeting / held in 2017/7/6 under the chairmanship of Massoud Barzani, set a date on 25-9-2017 for holding the referendum of independence and the elections of the Kurdistan Parliament and the presidency of the Kurdistan region in November Next. Prime Minister Haider Abadi renewed in his press conference on Tuesday, describing the referendum in the Kurdistan region as unconstitutional and illegal. / End