Iraqi media: Washington ordered Barzani to resign within 48 hours

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – US Deputy Secretary of State for Iraq Affairs Joseph Benenton told the Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani on Wednesday that Washington is waiting for his resignation after the recent events, saying that his government is waiting for this action within the next couple of days and otherwise will intervene directly.

The news agency “Sky Press” of Iraq for Benenton, he expressed “disappointment of his country from the events that have reached the events, as Washington was considered to be the primary ally of Masoud Barzani, and when we asked the President of the region to postpone the referendum, We opposed it. ”

Benenton stressed that “his country is waiting for the president of the region to resign urgently, as that his stay in power is a mistake,” noting that “the political parties in the region all insist on the need to isolate Barzani of the pyramid of power of the region.”

This came after the reluctance of US officials to respond to Barzani’s contacts, according to Reuters.

The President of the Parliament of the Kurdistan region, Yousef Mohammed, this morning the President of the region to submit his resignation, in order to preserve the water face, as he put it.

The US Secretary of State, Telreson told the Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, his country’s support for the imposition of security in Kirkuk and disputed areas, stressing the need to preserve the unity of Iraqi territory.

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