The Kurdistan Regional presidency, has issued a statement calling rumors of a news release about the president's request and said it was not right.

Today, Sunday, the Kurdistan Regional presidential media office issued a statement stating that a report had been published on social media that the president of the Kurdistan Region had sent a request to the International Security Council for the mediation between Erbil and Baghdad.

It says: We reiterate that this news has been completely incorrect and that no such statement has been made in the kurdistan region's president's office.