Foreign Ministry: Sabhan vows not to repeat his latest statements
Saudi Ambassador to Iraq. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com0 Baghdad – The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday, that the Saudi Ambassador to Iraq Thamer al-Sabhan has vowed not to repeat his latest statements regarding al-Hashd al-Shaabi, while pointed out that the embassy work should be limited to the development of partnership.
The ministry’s Spokesman Ahmed Gamal said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “Yesterday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has witnessed a significant movement after the statements of the Saudi Ambassador to Iraq that the ministry considered as a deviation from the diplomatic appropriateness,” pointing out that, “The Ministry summoned the Saudi Ambassador and informed him with its official protest against his latest statements over remarks on militia forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi.”
Gamal added, “The ministry informed the Ambassador of the necessity that the embassy work should be limited to the partnership development,” indicating that, “The Ambassador apologized for his statements and vowed not to repeat these statements in the future.”