ArmInfo."We hope that the Iraqi authorities and the regional authorities of Iraqi Kurdistan will be able to avoid escalation and will find opportunities to resolve existing issues," Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian stated at a news conference in Yerevan.
It should be noted that on the eve of the official Stepanakert already welcomed the results of the referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, stressing that the plebiscite is an act of realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and an independent choice of the path of their development, enshrined in the UN Charter and a number of fundamental international documents.
"We hope that the situation that has developed following the results of the referendum will be settled by peaceful means, taking into account the need to maintain stability and security in the region," the Artsakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Note that as observers at the referendum there were delegations from about 60 countries. The plebiscite was attended by 3 million 305 thousand 925 people. This was stated by local authorities of the autonomous region. More than 5.2 million residents of Iraqi Kurdistan have the right to vote. Despite the fact that the official results of the referendum will be made public only after 72 hours, nevertheless, a preliminary vote count showed that the majority of the referendum participants supported the establishment of an independent Kurdish statehood. Nevertheless, Iraq and Turkey have already managed to express their sharp discontent with the processes in the region, stressing that they will not accept the results of the referendum if they are positive. In turn, the leader of the Iraqi Kurds Massoud Barzani said that he does not intend to go on a confrontation with his neighbors and wants to solve problems on a negotiated basis.