MESOP NEWS : Ex-Saudi consultant in U.S. reveals a plan to establish ‘Great Kurdistan’ / CLICK FOR VIDEO

SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – Anwar Eshki, the former consultant of the Saudi Prince and Ambassador in the U.S.

Daily Sabah 17 June 2015 – WASHINGTON,— Anwar Eshki, the former consultant of the Saudi Prince and Ambassador in the U.S., Bandar bin Sultan, revealed a plan for the future of the Middle East that depends on establishing Great Kurdistan on Turkish, Iranian and Iraqi lands, and reaching peace with Israel during his speech in a conference of Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington.

Eshki said, “We aim to reach peace between Arabs and Israel.” He continued, “And to establish Great Kurdistan in order to restrict the Iranian, Turkish, and Iraqi ambitions in the region. Great Kurdistan is to seize one third of the lands of each of these three countries.”In 1925, the country of the Kurds, known since the 12th century as “Kurdistan”, was forcibly divided between Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. And for the first time in its long history, it was deprived of its cultural autonomy. Ever since that date, Kurds in Turkey have been denied their basic rights and freedoms at the hands as the state attempts to assimilate them.

For 90 years, successive governments have viewed the expression of a Kurdish identity as a potential threat, denying the historical fact that the Near East is an eminently multicultural, multiracial and multinational region. Estimated to over 40 million Kurds live in Big Kurdistan (Greater Kurdistan). More than 22.5 million Kurds live in southeastern Turkey (northern Kurdistan), estimated to over 12 million Kurds who live in Northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan), nearly 3 million Kurds live in northern Syria (Western Kurdistan) and 4 million Kurds live in northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan).Eshki’s astounding remarks came at a conference titled “Regional Challenges and Opportunities: The View from Saudi Arabia and Israel” held by the CFR. The Israeli party was represented by Israeli diplomat Dore Gold, who was appointed as the Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Netanyahu government in May 2015.

The meeting of Council on Foreign Relations gathered Israeli and Saudi politicians to discuss the future of Middle East and Iranian issue in Washington on June 4.

Here’s the full video of the conference, in which Eshki’s remarks can be heard in the 13th minute in Arabic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=78&v=jhnvIOaMRxE