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Azerbaijan recognizes and fully supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq, said Spokesman of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Hikmat Hajiyev.
'Azerbaijan supports the peaceful resolution of matters between the Central Government of Iraq and Iraq Kurdistan Regional Government within the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq through the mutual understanding and dialogue, noted Hajiyev in response to Trend's inquiry on referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government.
The Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG)held a controversial independence referendum in northern Iraq, including areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad, on September 25.
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani announced that Kurds had voted 'yes to independence in a referendum held in defiance of the central government in Baghdad
Along with Baghdad, Turkey, the U.S., Iran and the UN have all spoken out against the poll, saying it will only distract from the ongoing fight against Daesh and further destabilize the region.
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