PARIS: Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday he did not want an armed clash with Kurdish Iraqi authorities and urged Peshmerga forces in disputed areas to work with Iraqi security forces under the control of the central government.
“We do not want an armed confrontation, we don’t want clashes, but the federal authority must prevail and nobody can infringe on the federal authority,” Haider Al-Abadi said in a statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
“I call on the Peshmerga to remain an integral part of the Iraqi forces under the authority of the federal authorities, to guarantee the security of citizens so that we can rebuild these zones,” he said, referring areas taken back from Daesh militants.
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Iraq’s PM says doesn’t want armed clash with Kurds
Iraq’s PM says doesn’t want armed clash with Kurds
UK, France, Canada condemn Israel’s demolition of UN site in Jerusalem
LONDON: Britain and its allies, including France and Canada, on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition last week by Israeli authorities of the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s (UNRWA) East Jerusalem compound.
The group, in a joint statement, called on the government of Israel to halt all demolitions.
The statement was published on the British government website on behalf of foreign ministers from Britain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal and Spain.
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