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| Italian lawmakers demand Rome support KRG |
| 2017-11-10 |
| [RUDAW.NET] A number of Italian senators and members of parliament have voiced their support for the Kurdistan Region after Iraq’s military operations against the Kurdish-held areas. They demand Italia make its position clear by supporting Erbil and urge Baghdad to respect the constitutional rights of the Kurds. Senator Ricardo Mazzoni, deputy head of the human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... office at the senate, described events in Iraq as "unfortunate," highlighting the fact that the Peshmerga were the first to put up a fight against ISIS in 2014 while the Iraqi army was in retreat. He said that the people of Kurdistan have earned the right to determine their fate through a referendum after decades of sacrifices. "The referendum had a clear outcome that the majority of the Kurdish people want independence for Kurdistan," Senator Mazzoni said. This legitimate right of the Kurdish people needs to be supported by the international community, "especially the Italian government has to work in this regard knowing that it has always been close to the Kurdish people," he added. He said it is time for Italia to break the silence against Iraq’s punitive measures and help the Kurds return to areas they previously held, including the oil-rich and diverse city of Kirkuk. |
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