Abadi’s office denies claims Baghdad agreed to assist Kurds financially, politically
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's media office on Sunday denied claims made by a Kurdish official that Baghdad would guarantee financial and political concessions if they postponed the Sep. 25 referendum. Mala Bakhtiar, the executive secretary of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo, told Reuters the Federal Government of Iraq was prepared to assist […]Karzan Sulaivany reports for Kurdistan 24:
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's media office on Sunday denied claims made by a Kurdish official that Baghdad would guarantee financial and political concessions if they postponed the Sep. 25 referendum.
Mala Bakhtiar, the executive secretary of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo, told Reuters the Federal Government of Iraq was prepared to assist Kurds financially and politically for them to delay the vote.
