Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Reza Hakan Tekin warned that the recent independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region will create new tensions and instabilities in the region and impede serious fight against the terrorist groups. “Iraq has for years been facing serious instabilities. The central government has in recent months been able to take long strides in the fight against the terrorist groups, but now the main concern is that the referendum will create new tensions, gaps and instabilities”, Hakan Tekin said on Tuesday. “The new instabilities will make the war on terrorist groups more difficult”, he added. Hakan Tekin also warned of Iraqi Kurdistan region’s difficult situation after holding the referendum after the boycotts imposed by its neighbors, and said countries like Iran and Turkey will not be harmed by such embargos but it is the Iraqi Kurdistan region which is economically dependent on the neighboring states.
