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Iraqi premier calls on Kurdish people to abide by law after outbreak of riot
[PRESSTV] Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for "calm" and "adherence to law" in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region following an outbreak of riot there after  Massoud Barzani... hereditary head of the Kurdish Democratic Party, maybe a little too close to the Medes and the Persians for most people's tastes... , the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s president, announced that he would effectively step down early next month. The Iraqi premier made the request in a statement on Monday, warning that the Kurdish people would suffer the most from unrest in the region. He also said that "political differences" in the region would also affect the Kurds the most. Abadi further stressed that "the federal government in Baghdad is keen to stabilize the situation in all provinces of Iraq, work for the citizens and protect their interests." The Iraqi prime minister also said that his government was closely monitoring what he described as "attempts to create chaos and disorder" in two cities of the Kurdish region, namely Erbil, the KRG’s capital, and Dahuk. Abadi’s remarks came a day after Barzani told the Kurdish regional parliament that he would step down as president of the KRG as early November 1 and that he would not seek a re-election after the September 25’s highly controversial Kurdish independence referendum, whose architect was Barzani himself, sparked a crisis with Baghdad and neighboring countries. Posted by: Fred 2017-10-31 |
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