Kurdistan Regional government 'denounces' Iraqi Foreign Minister

A spat has broken out between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad over the failure of the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, to invite a Kurdish delegation with him during a visit to a conference in Paris on Thursday.

The conference met to discuss the future of Mosul, which KRG forces are currently participating in the recapture.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government strongly denounces the Iraqi Foreign Minister for his improper and unilateral actions, with no regards to the sacrifices made by the Kurdistan Region.  Over the past two years, the Kurdistan Region has served as the strongest force to confront the expansion of the most dangerous terrorist organization, the Islamic Caliphate," said a statement released on the KRG website.

"The President of the Kurdistan Region and the Peshmerga forces are delivering major blows to the ISIS terrorists and liberating swaths of land, in an effort to protect our country, the dignity of our people, and the values of humanity.

"Therefore, we ask our partners in the international community to directly invite the Kurdistan Region, which is a major actor in fighting ISIS and hosting refugees, to international events on countering terrorism, the plight of refugees and Mosul's future.  Moreover, we ask the Iraqi Federal Government to refrain from repeating similar damaging actions that will only harm the interests of Iraq."