A deputy calls for cutting diplomatic relations with the UAE and suspending the granting of entry visas to its citizens

A deputy calls for cutting diplomatic relations with the UAE and suspending the granting of entry visas to its citizens

11/29/2020 10:20:24

A deputy calls for cutting diplomatic relations with the UAE and suspending the granting of entry visas to its citizens(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Representative Mansour Al-Baiji called, on Sunday, for the government to reciprocate the UAE, suspend granting entry visas to its citizens, and cut diplomatic relations with it.
In a press statement, Al-Baiji said, “I was surprised by the UAE’s recent decision to suspend the entry visa for Iraqis to its lands,” considering this decision a “targeting the sovereignty of Iraq and its citizens who want to enter the UAE, and there is no reason for the UAE to take this decision, which is considered a violation of the country’s sovereignty.”
And he stressed, the Iraqi government should not stand idly by the direction of this Emirati decision to suspend entry visas for Iraqis wishing to enter its lands and deal in kind with it, and respond by suspending the granting of entry visas to its lands and severing diplomatic relations as soon as possible.
He stressed, “The request to summon the ambassador and hand over a protest note is not sufficient, but the government response must be stronger against the UAE for taking this unjustified step against Iraq and its division, severing diplomatic relations with it and expelling its ambassador, the least government response is consistent with its decision.”
He added, “It is not possible for this Emirati decision to pass without a response or government silence towards it, because it is unreasonable that Iraqi citizens are prevented from entering Emirati lands while they are arriving and wandering within our lands. Therefore, the Iraqi government must respond as soon as possible in order to preserve the country’s sovereignty and the security of its citizens.” The direction of this unjustified Emirati decision, which is a blatant targeting of the country’s sovereignty and its citizens. ”

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