Iraq summons UK charge d’affaires over ambassador’s remarks, state news agency says

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Iraqi security forces secure Palestine Street the day after some 30 people attacked two restaurants, including the American KFC, in Baghdad on June 4, 2024. (AFP)
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DUBAI: Iraq has summoned Britain’s chargé d’affaires over remarks made by the British Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hitchen about the country’s security and political issues, the country’s state news agency reported on Sunday.
The ambassador’s remarks reflect “a bleak image of Iraq, its government and components,” it added.

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