The referendum in the KRG is null and void: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The referendum in the KRG is null and void: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“The referendum, which is being held today (September 25th) in the KRG, is null and void in terms of its consequences,” announced Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A statement by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs made on the independence referendum held in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

“The referendum in the KRG is null and void,” said in the statement made on the website of the Ministry.

“The referendum, which is being held today (September 25th) in the KRG, is null and void in terms of its consequences. We do not recognize this initiative, which lacks legal basis and legitimacy with regard to the international law and the Iraqi constitution. We are dismayed by this attempt, which is far from common sense, undertaken by the KRG leadership who insisted on holding the referendum despite all the warnings of Turkiye and of the international community and thereby endangered the peace and stability not only of Iraq but also that of the region,” said in the statement of Foreign Affairs.

Stressing that all the measures will be taken against any kind of threat that comes from Iraq to Turkiye, the following statements were made:

“Turkiye has stressed on every occasion that the grave mistake committed by the KRG will have a price and within this framework has identified the sanctions that will be levied against the KRG in the National Security Council meeting which was held on September 22, 2017, and in the Council of Ministers meeting that followed. It is important that the international community and particularly the regional countries should maintain the consistent approach they displayed with regard to the referendum and should refrain from recognizing the consequences of this illegitimate endeavor. In the subsequent process, it is a fundamental necessity that the KRG leadership should restore commonsense and should adopt a policy that serves the long-term peace and prosperity of the whole of the Iraqi people, rather than seeking short-term political interests and utopian aspirations. We stress one more time that we will take every measure that emanates from the international law and from the authority granted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye.”

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