In response, however, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih said that Turkey and Iraq need to use diplomatic means to resolve the issue -- and that Iraq would not accept a breach of its sovereignty.
Međutim, potpredsednik iračke vlade Barham Salih rekao je da Turska i Irak moraju da koriste diplomatska sredstva da reše taj problem i da Irak ne bi prihvatio takvo kršenje njegovog suvereniteta.