The US interventions and wrong policies in the region and Iraq are the culprits in the emergence ofserious problems in this country, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs, saidon Friday, stressing that Iraqs disintegration would further escalate the crisis in the Arab country.
The Iranian officials remarks came after US Army Chief of StaffGeneral Raymond Odierno, who once served as the top US commander in Iraq, said on Wednesdaythat partitioning Iraq is something that could happen and "might be the only solution.
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US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno speaks at the Pentagon on August 12, 2015. AFP[/caption]Amir-Abdollahian once again reaffirmed the Islamic Republics support for Iraqs national unity and territorial integrity and described the US generals remarks as provocative and against peace in the Arab country.
Iraqs political systemhas been clearly defined based on the countrys constitution, and theremarks by thehigh-ranking US military official are provocative, against the path towards peace and security in Iraq and the region, and are even in contravention of the policies of politicians in his country, Amir-Abdollahian said.
The Iranian official said that the Iraqi people along with political and religious leaders in the country can well solve their own problems if there is a strong global determination to battle terrorism.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also on Thursday strongly condemned the comments by the top US military commander as irresponsible, saying they reflected ignorance of the Iraqi reality.
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In this photo taken on August 6, 2015, Iraqi Army soldiers prepare to bomb Daesh positions at the front line in the eastern suburbs of Ramadi in Anbar province. AFP[/caption]Divisive US bill
The remarks came as a controversial US Congress bill, the draft of which was released in April, proposes the division of Iraq into three states and allows the Kurdish forces and the Sunni tribesmen to be armed directly without Baghdads approval.
The bill stipulates that 25 to 60 percent of the USD 715-million aid money allegedly allocated to Iraq in its war against Daesh will be directly supplied to Sunni and Kurdish forces.
Iraqi politicians, including members of the parliament, as well as religious leaders have voiced their opposition to the bill.
By Press TV
