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September 26 , 2007
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Kurds reject political delay of Kirkuk referendum
The Globe
Any delay will be seen as not in the best interests of the Kurds.
An Iraqi Parliament member from the Kurdistan list said on Monday that "the Kurds do not object to the delay of the date to hold the referendum on Kirkuk if the decree is based on loyalty, not politics."
Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani on Saturday refused to accept any delay in the execution of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution.
"We will not accept a delay of Article 140 even for one minute," Barzani said while attending the 12th conference of the Kurdistan Students Union held in Erbil on Saturday. President Barzani attended the conference to speak on Kurdistan's current situations.
President Barzani mentioned that problems are being created that are making it increasingly difficult to implement the article. "We took part in drafting the Iraqi Constitution to settle the Kurdish people's rights," he said, adding that the issue must be settled loyally and constitutionally.
He explained that a new committee was formed to execute the article, although the committee may need more time than the appointed schedule gives, since much time has already been wasted. Kurdistan Parliament has the authority to allow the committee extra, limited time. "Kurdistan Parliament alone is authorized for this right; neither me nor anyone else can make that decision," Barzani stated.
Mahmud Osman, member of the Iraqi Parliament from the Kurdistan list, said on Monday that the Kurds do not object to the delay of the date to hold the referendum on Kirkuk if the decree is based on loyalty, not politics.
Parliament deputy speaker, Khalid Al-Atiya, stated last week that there is no chance to carry out the referendum on Kirkuk's future by the end of this year for several reasons, including lack of time needed to arrange the referendum.
"The high commission of independent elections needs at least seven months from now on to be ready. Also, the Parliament has to decide on the day to hold the referendum, which is already being disputed among the different sects in this city," Al-Atiya said.
He explained that there are political and technical difficulties facing the issue. Holding the referendum requires ample time for preparations that take seven months, according to the electoral commission report.
He also avowed that Kurds would never accept a political decision on this issue. He mentioned that some of the neighboring countries such as Turkey want either to cancel or indefinitely delay the referendum through its relations with the U.S.
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