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Baghdad Freezing Relations with Erbil: Kurdish Politician / Mahmoud Othman says Baghdad is quite certain that Kurds are not willing to return to Baghdad

Karzan Hawrami – BasNews – 25 March 2016 – ERBIL — The Iraqi government is practically suspending its relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as it is certain that “Erbil won’t return to Baghdad for negotiations”, a Kurdish prominent politician says.

Mahmoud Othman explained that the Iraqi central government has come to the conclusion that Kurds are no longer willing to return to Baghdad to address their disputes, therefore, the federal government has almost suspended its relations with KRG. “We are now witnessing a low-level diplomatic, financial and political relations between Erbil and Baghdad because Kurds are insistent on the referendum and independence,” Othman argued.The Kurdish politician believes that the latest KRG’s visit to Baghdad was a message of “peace and brotherhood” rather than a plea for assistance. BasNews previously quoted a diplomatic source saying that Baghdad won’t concede further ground to Kurds as it is quite certain of Kurd’s intention for independence. www.mesop.de