Al-Sahhaf: A directive to withdraw the Iraqi embassy in Sweden and inform the Swedish ambassador to leave Iraq

Baghdad-INA
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahhaf, announced on Thursday, that directives have been issued to withdraw the Iraqi embassy in Sweden and inform the Swedish embassy to leave Iraqi territory.

Al-Sahhaf told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "it was directed to withdraw the Iraqi embassy in Sweden and inform the Swedish ambassador to leave Iraq."

The media office of the Prime Minister confirmed, earlier today, Thursday, that the emergency meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, condemned the burning of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, while indicating that the Iraqi government had informed its Swedish counterpart to go to sever diplomatic relations in the event of a recurrence Incident of burning the Holy Quran."