国际英语资讯:Iraqi Kurds reject AL chief request to postpone independence referendum
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 9-- <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 25 <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="AL">AL</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AL">AL</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Aboul">Aboul</span>-<span word="Gheit">Gheit</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Masoud">Masoud</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arbil">Arbil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</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>.</p><p>"<span word="Aboul">Aboul</span>-<span word="Gheit">Gheit</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AL">AL</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Aboul">Aboul</span>-<span word="Gheit">Gheit</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Barzani">Barzani</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>, <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arbil">Arbil</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Aboul">Aboul</span>-<span word="Gheit">Gheit</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Haider">Haider</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Abadi">Abadi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="AL">AL</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="keenness">keenness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AL">AL</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Abadi">Abadi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p>
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