国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey steps up pressure against Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 17-- <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> (<span word="KRG">KRG</span>) <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="MGK">MGK</span>) <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 22," <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MGK">MGK</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Binali">Binali</span> <span word="Yildirim">Yildirim</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="KRG">KRG</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="KRG">KRG</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Massoud">Massoud</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Yildirim">Yildirim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Haider">Haider</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Abadi">Abadi</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>. <span word="Yildirim">Yildirim</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span> <span word="militarily">militarily</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="illegal">illegal</span>."</p>
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