Al-Mufti: Kurds Are the Backbone of Iraqi Unity
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
Kurdistan Regional Government parliament speaker Adnan al-Mufti, said that Kurds, their political forces and their government organizations play an important role in keeping Iraq unified. He said Kurds have chosen federalism (rather than independence) by their own free will. Mufti maintained that if terrorism is defeated, there might be a good possibility to build a democratic Iraq based on equality and love, and Kurds would be proud to participate in the country. He maintained that the Kurdish people's hopes can be achieved through federalism and denied any intention of Kurds to split from Iraq.