Foreign Office statement on Kurdistan Regional Government鈥檚 intention to hold a referendum
UK statement on the intent to hold a referendum on independence from Iraq.
A Foreign Office spokesman said:
皇冠体育app UK does not support the Kurdistan Regional Government鈥檚 aspiration to hold a referendum on 25 September. 皇冠体育app referendum risks increasing instability in the region when the focus should be on defeating Daesh. That is why the UK has proposed new talks between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Government of Iraq on the future of the relationship between Erbil and Baghdad. Talks should be without preconditions, time limited, address all the issues of dispute between the two parties, and be backed by the international community. 皇冠体育app UK calls on the Kurdistan Regional Government to seize this opportunity and to enter into serious negotiations with Baghdad.