Kremlin: Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani discuss Kurdish referendum

The situation regarding the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum was discussed during telephone conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish and Iranian counterparts - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"This issue was discussed during the telephone conversations," the spokesman confirmed.

"In this case, Russia’s position did not see any changes, we still believe that maintaining territorial and political integrity of the state is extremely important for maintaining stability and security in the region, and for settling acute problems that are plentiful in the region," TASS cited Peskov as saying.