US general: Kurdistan's independence is only 'matter of time'

The independence of Kurdistan Region from Iraq has become only a matter of time, the director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart said in a US media statement on Tuesday.

The Kurds are planning to hold a referendum towards the independence to determine their destiny this year.

Stewart's statement coincided with the high-level Kurdish delegation headed by President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani visit to Washington to discuss with the decision makers in the White House about security and political issues, including the referendum issue.

Prominent Iraqi politician Hajim al-Housni commented on Kurdistan region's referendum saying that he has known that the Kurdish people want to establish their own independent state.

He added that this requires negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil.

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