国际英语资讯:Kurdish President Barzani reconfirms holding referendum as planned
<p><span word="ERBIL">ERBIL</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 24-- <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Masoud">Masoud</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="reconfirmed">reconfirmed</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 25.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>," <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Erbil">Erbil</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>," <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="neighbouring">neighbouring</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="state">state</span> (<span word="after">after</span> 2003), <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theoretic">theoretic</span>, <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="state">state</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>," <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>, <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> "<span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>."</p>
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