KURDISH AREA OF IRAQ

That this House notes that the government of the Kurdish area of Iraq is proceeding in accordance with Article 140 of the National Constitution of Iraq to prepare for a referendum of the population of the former Kurdish region of Kirkuk, to allow them to choose whether to be administered under the jurisdiction of the parliament of the Iraqi Kurdistan or directly from Baghdad; believes that this constitutional process should not be interfered with by non-Kurdistan forces; and opposes the attempt by Turkey to interfere in this process and prevent implementation of the programme as set down by Article 140 of the Constitution of Iraq.