title: Kurdish leaders studying western delegation plan to delay referendum
text: ERBIL (Reuters) - Kurdish leaders will study a western delegation s plan to delay the autonomous region s planned referendum on independence, according to a statement from the Kurdish presidency. A delegation from the U.S., UN and UK, met with the autonomous region s president, Massoud Barzani, on Thursday with a proposal to postpone the vote scheduled to take place on Sept. 25. The delegation is concerned that the timing of the vote could disrupt the coalition s drive against Islamic State. But hours later at a pro-referendum rally in Zakho, Barzani told those gathered that they would vote on Sept. 25 as planned, according to local media. 