KurdistanObserver.com
US Ambassador Wilson Advises Turkish State
Not To Interfere in Kirkuk Referendum
April 11, 2007
The United States has declared that it is still committed to a policy of no
interference on whether a referendum on the status of the oil-rich Kurdistani
city of Kirkuk should be held this year as planned, after new tension emerged
between Turkey and Southern Kurdistan over its fate, reported Turkish Zaman.
"The US view is that, at the end of the day, this is an issue for Iraqis to
decide for themselves," US Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson said in an interview
on Monday. "It is not something for outsiders to dictate, and especially to
dictate in a public way."
