Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Russia warns Iraq, Kurds not to destabilise Middle East after Kurdish vote

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday warned Iraq and the Kurds against taking any steps that might destabilise the Middle East after a Kurdish independence referendum, encouraging both sides to hold talks to find a solution within the framework of a single Iraqi state.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, in the same statement, also said that while Moscow respected the Kurds’ national ambitions it favoured preserving the territorial integrity of Iraq.
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