Iraq cannot send soldiers to Kurdistan - defense minister

Source: Voice of Iraq

Baghdad, Oct 22, (VOI) - Iraqi parliamentary sources said on Monday that Iraqi foreign minister told the parliament that Turkish foreign minister will visit Iraq tomorrow, while the defense minister asserted that Iraq cannot send troops to northern borders without the Multinational forces' order.

The defense minister also demanded placing the Peshmerga fighters under the command of the general command of the Iraqi armed forces to use their capabilities in defending Kurdish territories.

"The parliament discussed today in a closed session the Turkish threats to invade northern Iraq," MP from the Unified
Iraqi Coalition Sami al-Askari told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
"Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari discussed efforts to reach to an agreement with Turkey and how foreign ministry is dealing with the current crisis," he explained.

A parliamentary media source said earlier that the Iraqi parliament held a closed session to debate the Turkish threats of military action in northern Iraq and hear reports from three ministers in this regard.
"The parliament began its 19 session of its second legislative term in the Baghdad-based Palace of Conferences under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and with the participation of over 150 parliamentarians from different political blocs," the source told the VOI.

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Yeah, sure - they're a sovereign nation.