Iraq PM demands annulment not freeze of Kurd independence vote
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"We will accept nothing but the annulment of the referendum"- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that he would accept only the annulment of a Kurdish vote for independence, not the freeze that Kurdish leaders have offered.
"We will accept nothing but the annulment of the referendum and respect for the constitution," Abadi said in a statement released by his Baghdad office as he holds talks in neighbouring Iran.