Barzani calls on US Secretary of Defense guarantees against postponement of the referendum

The head of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, during his meeting with US Defense Secretary James Matisse, on Tuesday, the need for an alternative for any request to postpone the referendum.

A statement to the presidency of the region, received by "Al-Gharab Press", Barzani, saying that "the referendum is not personal, and it fits the standards of democracy and the right to self-determination of peoples."

For his part, the US Secretary of Defense, according to the statement, said that "his country believes that the referendum process will hamper the war against the organization and will create new problems," expressing support for "the continuation of dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve differences."

US Defense Secretary James Matisse arrived in the Iraqi city of Arbil on Thursday evening.


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