Barzani: The Kurdish people will assert their right to self-determination

(IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday, The head of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani said that “the Kurdish people will not back down on their right to self-determination as decided by their own free will, pointing out that the threat of Iraq’s future is a responsibility borne by those who insist on tearing the fabric of society. He said that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insistence on a third term nomination has led Iraq down a slope.”

Barzani said in a lengthy letter addressed to the Iraqi people and received by Iraqinews.com that “self-determination is a legitimate right of our people, on the basis of the laws and the principles of internationalism, our people will not back down on this right as decided by their own free will,” noting that “the Kurdish people depend on the support of the Iraqi people and their representatives to consult with all the defenders of the right of peoples and nations that their will is violated. “