ISTANBUL

Chairman of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, Ersat Salihi said that "while certain circles wanted to divide Iraq, the Turkmens in the region prevented this from happening."
Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), Salihi underlined that Iraq maintained its unity after the Iraqi Turkmens defended the territorial integrity of Iraq for the past 10 years.
"Despite all the intimidation, the Turkmen Front did not take a step back. We do not want to step back," Salihi underlined.
Touching on the Iraqi presidency, Salihi noted that "in case Jalal Talabani left his post, the new Iraqi president would be a Kurd again."