Turkey says Iraqi Kurds' referendum plan 'grave mistake'

Turkey today warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be a "grave mistake."

Ankara: Turkey today warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be a "grave mistake."

"We believe that the announcement by the (Iraqi Kurdish region) to hold an independence referendum on September 25 ... will constitute a grave mistake," the foreign ministry said in a statement. 

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