Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the government of Iraq will not discuss the results of the Kurdistan independence referendum, a few hours after Kurdish supervisors began counting referendum votes. Abadi said on Monday (September 25) the referendum was “unconstitutional and illegitimate”. “We are not ready to discuss or have a dialogue about the results of the referendum because it is unconstitutional”, Abadi added. He further said procedures have started to hold those responsible for the referendum, not the Kurdish citizens. Iraqi Government Spokesman Saad Hadithi told Voce of America on Monday that the central government in Baghdad would not admit the results of the referendum and it would hold dialogue with the Kurdistan Region as part of Iraq.
