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Massoud Barzani Quotes

born 1946 Iraq

Massoud Barzani (born 1946) has been the president of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region since 2005.

Iraq
Politicians

Also known as: Mesud Barzani, Maso'ud Al-Barazani, Maso'ud Barazani

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We are a distinct nation with deep roots in this region, long before many of the modern states existed.

I do not accept the language of threatening and blackmailing from the government of Turkey.

Declaration of a state(Kurdistan) is the legitimate right of the Kurdish nation. This goal should be realized, but without resorting to violence.

I am against driving Israel into the sea. This policy is wrong, illogical, and unreasonable. Why annihilate a people?

I am not an enemy of Turkey; I am a friend of the Turkish people

If Turkey came up with a peaceful initiative and the PKK rejects that, then all the Kurdistanis will take up a position against the PKK.

The Turks have tried military operations in the last 23 years. Now, it's time for the Turkish people to ask their military what they did in the last 23 years, and why they didn't solve it.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Massoud Barzani (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.