Excluding Part of Iraq's Population Leads to Support for ISIS: German FM

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Excluding Part of Iraq's Population Leads to Support for ISIS: German FM
Posted 2017-04-20 23:12 GMT

ERBIL (Reuters) -- German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday (April 20) that excluding part of a population could lead to the acceptance and support of terrorist ideals.

Gabriel made the comments during a joint news conference with Massoud Barzani, at the Salahuddin Resort in Erbil, adding that such a method had lead to increased support for Islamic State in Iraq.

The German minister arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday (April 19) and has held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari, where he affirmed Germany's continued support for Iraq in the fight against Islamic State.

Commenting on the Kurdish plan to hold an independence referendum, Gabriel said he was concerned it could lead to further conflict, but had been assured a result would be reached through dialogue.

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