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BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) denied the reports over postponing the Kurdish independence referendum in the semi-autonomous region, confirming that the referendum would be held as scheduled on Sept. 25.
"The reports about the Kurdish parties accepted the U.S. and UN initiatives and postponed the referendum, are not true," an official from the regional President office told reporters.
The Kurdish official said that the reports quoted Pavel Talabani, the son of former president Jalal Talabani, who was expressing his personal opinion.
Earlier, the Iraqi state-run Iraqiya channel said in a breaking news that "the Kurdish parties decided to postpone the independence referendum."
