Abadi: We will not stand idly by towards the fragmentation of the country and 2017 end of a pleasing in Iraq [expanded]



Date: 2017/10/10 20:42 • 19 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad]

Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said that the federal government "will not stand idly by in attempts to break up the unity of the country."

"We will not discuss the referendum with anyone and we will not negotiate before it is canceled," Abadi said at a weekly press conference on Tuesday. "We can not stand idly by in attempts to break up the unity of the country."

"Any dialogue should focus on Iraq's unity, the constitution and the rejection of the referendum," he said. "Confederation requires a constitutional amendment and two thirds of the members of the House of Representatives."

"There is no break with the Kurdistan region and we do not seek mediation with him and our relations did not cut with the province and we continue to like the rest of the provinces, but no dialogue without canceling the referendum and anyone who says I authorized or appointed me to negotiate with the region is a lie or pure falsehood of those who claim it "He said.

On the security developments, Abadi announced the end of all military operations in the province of Hawija and areas west of Kirkuk and the liberation of the mountains of Makhoul and the hills of Hamrin, which did not enter any forces even in the time of the former regime.

"Our forces have entered all areas of Hawija," he said, adding that "today's terror reigns everywhere."

"As we have promised, this year will see a happy end in Iraq," Abadi said, warning of "the existence of agendas to stir up racial strife."

He added that "the mobile phone companies confirmed their submission to the federal authority," noting that "Iraqi oil belongs to all Iraqis and not to an official or a certain entity, and all leaders of the world confirmed its support for Iraq in the procedures of extending federal authority on its territory."

The commander-in-chief of the armed forces "Peshmerga forces not to clash with the federal forces in the disputed areas," noting that "the management of security in the disputed areas of the powers of the federal government."

"The Council of Ministers has ratified the contract with France to train the forces of the anti-terrorism apparatus," he said, adding that "the fight against corruption needs the cooperation of all joints of the state and the accuracy and determination," calling "intellectuals and academics to an awareness campaign to eliminate corruption."

On his recent visit to Paris, Abbadi said that "France stressed the importance of preserving the unity of Iraq," pointing to "the facilitation of French investment companies wishing to work in Iraq."

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