08 September 2012
ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: The Kurdistan Political blocs have agreed to reject the federal government's decision to form the Dejal Operations Command until the implementation of Article 140 of the constitution. This came after the meeting held by Presidnet Massoud Barzani at Salah al-Din resort with heads of the Kurdistan parties and blocs, with the participation of Vice President Kousart Rasoul Ali and Speaker of the Parliament Arsalan Byez, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to form an army force under the name of Dijla Operations Command to securely control both Kirkuk and Diyala provinces.
The Kurdish forces see it as aggression against them.
"The meeting tackled a number of issues and the latest political developments in Iraq and the region," said a presidential statement. The parties voiced their support for the decision Kirkuk's provincial council made on Friday to oppose any attempt to form Dijla Operations Command. The parties see the attempt as contradictory to the country's constitution as those provinces are identified as "disputed territories".
The territories have a fragile political situation, namely they need beforehand agreements among the Iraqi components, the statement added. The statement reads that formation of the forces would not solve the delicate security situation, but aggravate it. They also emphasized on implementing article 140 of Iraqi permanent constitution that calls for restoration of the demography of those areas.
ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: The Kurdistan Political blocs have agreed to reject the federal government's decision to form the Dejal Operations Command until the implementation of Article 140 of the constitution. This came after the meeting held by Presidnet Massoud Barzani at Salah al-Din resort with heads of the Kurdistan parties and blocs, with the participation of Vice President Kousart Rasoul Ali and Speaker of the Parliament Arsalan Byez, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to form an army force under the name of Dijla Operations Command to securely control both Kirkuk and Diyala provinces.
The Kurdish forces see it as aggression against them.
"The meeting tackled a number of issues and the latest political developments in Iraq and the region," said a presidential statement. The parties voiced their support for the decision Kirkuk's provincial council made on Friday to oppose any attempt to form Dijla Operations Command. The parties see the attempt as contradictory to the country's constitution as those provinces are identified as "disputed territories".
The territories have a fragile political situation, namely they need beforehand agreements among the Iraqi components, the statement added. The statement reads that formation of the forces would not solve the delicate security situation, but aggravate it. They also emphasized on implementing article 140 of Iraqi permanent constitution that calls for restoration of the demography of those areas.
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