Al-Amiri: US Secretary of State is not welcome in Baghdad and I ask Abadi not to receive him

Al-Amiri: US Secretary of State is not welcome in Baghdad and I ask Abadi not to receive him

2017-10-24

Al-Amiri - US Secretary of State is not welcome in Baghdad and I ask Abadi not to receive himSecretary General of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri said that the US Secretary of State is not welcome in Baghdad, and called on Prime Minister Haider Abadi not to receive him.

“US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson is not welcome in Baghdad,” Amiri said in a statement.

“I ask Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi not to receive him until after apologizing for his irresponsible remarks about the popular crowd,” Amiri said.

Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said during a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson in Baghdad that the constitution does not allow the existence of armed groups outside the state, and that the popular crowd is an official institution within the state institutions, he pointed out that his Iraqi fighters defended their country and made the sacrifices that contributed To achieve victory over the “calling” terrorist

Talerson said on Sunday that it was time for “Iranian-backed factions” to return to their homes, as well as their Iranian advisers after helping Iraq to defeat the Da’ash organization.

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