Responding to Masrour Barzani, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan said, “Those who sold their lands are the ones who allowed Turkey to establish more than a hundred military bases between Hewler and Duhok.”
The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, said at a fast-breaking meal in Hewler (Erbil) on April 16 that “We can never be partners in treason, corruption, terrorism, intimidation, plunder and using people for their own interests.”
The Hewler Office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) responded to Mesrour Barzani.
The PUK statement on Tuesday said: “Those who sold their lands are the ones who have allowed Turkey to establish more than a hundred military bases between Hewlêr and Duhok, turned a blind eye to the martyrdom of its citizens, and paved the way for the plunder of the nature and forests of Kurdistan. The remarks and the attitude of the 9th President of the Cabinet concerning politics, economy, diplomacy and cooperation are dragging the Kurdistan Region into a dark tunnel.
What is happening in the Kurdistan Region is a violation of all the criteria of statehood. The reason is terrorism and the policies being pursued. The Kurdistan regional government has always gone down on the knees of Baghdad. So, what exactly are you proud of now? What have you done other than stir up troubles in the Kurdistan Region and destroy political privileges? You have lost all the support at international level. You have eliminated unity at home, and you are trying to destroy all relations.
These people have also jeopardized the sources of income to pay the salaries of all teachers, peshmerga and police officers.”
