Turkmen community of Iraq criticized their exclusion from government Meetings on Kirkuk and other disputed areas.
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday attended a meeting in Baghdad to discuss the decision of Political and economic differences between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. Turkmen was not invited to the meeting.
Article 140 of The Iraqi constitution focuses on the condition of disputed areas in Northern Iraq.
Turkmen refuse (government) decisions regarding the situation of He read the joint statement issued by the Iraqi Turkmen Front and other Turkmen political parties over the disputed areas, especially Kirkuk.
The future, center and management of Kirkuk on Which Turkmens have no opinion, will be incomplete.
The joint statement confirmed that failure to include Turkmen community in political alliances during government Formation talks were found “Unacceptable” by the Turkmen parties.
while, former the ITF head Arshad Al-Salihi Description of Enforcement of Article 140 of Constitution as a “blow to national partnership in Iraq.”
“The fact That Kirkuk and national ID on Türkiye’s agenda is of great Importance for Turkmen in Iraq “.
The committee is formed of representative of Turkmen, Kurdish and Arab parties from Kirkuk were failed to reach a consensus on Disputed areas and Article 140 was eventually abolished of 2007.
While Kurdish political leaders say that Article 140 should It is applied to determine the status of Kirkuk cityTurkmen and Arabs say the article is finally over legally of 2007.
