Does this text question the whole of Iraq's belonging to the Arab world?,

The end of foreign occupation is one of the pre-requisites if we are to witness any progress in our efforts to help Iraq go forward.

redoubling of Arab efforts to support the Iraqi people in their sad hour.

We demand an explanation from the Iraqi government on this document which left us deeply disturbed,

Iraq's Kurds are an active part of Iraqi society... and Arabs consider them as brothers. The identity of Iraq cannot be defined in such terms,

Iraqi Kurdistan is an important part not only of Iraq, but also of the Arab world and the Middle East.