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| U.S. envoy waters down criticism of Kurdish move on Iraqi flag |
| 2006-09-06 |
| Baghdad, Sept 5, (VOI) – In a new statement issued on Tuesday evening, Ambassador Zalmai Khalilzad said that decisions concerning the Iraqi national symbols should be taken by the whole Iraqi people through constitutional procedures. The original statement said one-sided steps in this issue by provinces and individuals were inappropriate and did not have the support of the United States. In the revised statement, received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI), Khalilzad said that article 12 of the Iraqi constitution provides for a road map for issues related to the Iraqi flag. The United States once more confirms its commitment to the unity of and integrity of Iraq, he added The decision of Massoud al-Barazani, President of Iraqi Kurdistan, last week to remove the official Iraqi flag from the government buildings in Kurdistan has stirred a storm of protests and criticism in Iraq. |
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