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Kurdistan's independence referendum to sow chaos in region -- Turkey, Iran warn

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani
ANKARA, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani have warned against the grave consequences of Monday's Kurdistan independence referendum.
In a phone conversation on Sunday, the two leaders discussed thoroughly discussed the Kurdish voting.
They emphasized that not canceling the referendum would sow chaos in the region, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency reported quoting presidential sources.
They underlined the importance of maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity, it added. (end) rs.ibi