The US State Department comments on news of the embassy’s closure … and Iraqi officials: The procedures have already begun
The US State Department comments on news of the embassy’s closure … and Iraqi officials: The procedures have already begun
09/28/2020 01:02:37
{International: Al Furat News} A spokeswoman for the US State Department said, on Sunday, that Washington had previously made clear that the groups that fire missiles at the US embassy in Baghdad “pose a threat to the government of Iraq and the neighboring diplomatic missions,” in response to reports that spoke about the determination of the states. Close its embassy “in Iraq.
Multiple news reports said that the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi that Washington might close its embassy in Baghdad and withdraw its staff due to repeated attacks on the embassy, while the “Wall Street Journal” quoted Iraqi officials who were not named their assertion that “the preparations. Already started to close the embassy. ”
The American “Washington Post” newspaper quoted the Iraqi government spokesman, “Ahmed Mulla Talal,” on Sunday, as saying, “We hope that the American administration will think about it.”
In a press statement, a spokeswoman for the ministry refused to respond to these press reports, stressing, “We never comment on the minister’s private diplomatic talks with foreign leaders.”
But the spokeswoman, who asked not to be named, said, “We have made clear before that the groups that fire rockets at our embassy pose a threat not only to us, but to the government of Iraq, the neighboring diplomatic missions, the residents of the former international zone and the surrounding areas.”
“While the United States is working to secure financial support for Iraq from the international community and various private sector companies, the presence of these outlaw groups remains the single biggest deterrent to additional investment in Iraq,” she added.
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