Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of treachery for holding the vote despite international opposition. <br/><br/>He said, Massoud Barzani should now give up on this adventure. Recep said as a result of the punitive measures he is considering after Monday's independence referendum Iraqi Kurds could go hungry. <br/><br/>Iraq's prime minister meanwhile gave the KRG three days to hand over control of its airports or face an air embargo. State TV reports, Haider al-Abadi also demanded that all border posts with Turkey, Syria and Iran be placed under Baghdad's supervision.<br/><br/>In a televised address on Tuesday, Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani urged the prime minister not to close the door to dialogue, because it is dialogue that will solve problems. <br/><br/>But Mr Abadi ruled out negotiations, declaring that Iraq will not abandon the unity and sovereignty of the country.<br/><br/>The results have yet to be announced, but Mr Barzani yesterday said his voters had chosen independence.
News On AIR | September 27, 2017 8:53 AM
Turkey's president accuses head of KRG of treachery