Abadi told America to take all legal action against the referendum



Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a telephone call to take all legal steps necessary to prevent the referendum and the unity of the country, stressing the unconstitutionality of the procedures of the Kurdistan region on the referendum.


"Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received a telephone call from the US secretary of state on Saturday evening," a statement from the prime minister's office said.


"The United States rejects the referendum in Kurdistan," Tillerson said, stressing "his country's full support for the Iraqi government and all its steps to preserve Iraq's unity."


"I congratulate the Iraqi people and their valiant forces for their remarkable victories over the gangs that have supported terrorism in recent battles," the statement said,
The US Secretary of State praised the international community for the outstanding role of Haider Abadi in the military victory and in the plans to restore stability and reconstruction of liberated areas.


For his part, Abadi stressed "the clear and clear position of the Iraqi government on the unconstitutionality of the referendum of Kurdistan," stressing "to take all legal steps necessary to prevent the exposure of security and community peace and the unity of the country at risk."


Pointing out "the insistence of Iraq to expedite the completion of the liberation of all territories from the clutches of terrorism and the preservation of the Iraqi border."

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