title: Barzani says 'yes' vote won independence referendum, calls on Baghdad to engage in dialogue
text: ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday the  yes  vote had won in the independence referendum the KRG held in northern Iraq on Monday. In a televised address, he called on Iraq s central government in Baghdad to engage in  serious dialogue (...) instead of threatening  the KRG with sanctions. Iraq s prime minister has ruled out holding talks on Kurdish independence.  We may face hardship but we will overcome,  Barzani said, calling on world powers  to respect the will of millions of people  who voted in the referendum. 