Prime Minister orders to withdraw the Iraqi Chargé d'Affairs in Stockholm, and instructs the Swedish Ambassador to leave Iraqi territory

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20-07-2023, 16:34

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Baghdad-INA

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withdraw the Iraqi Chargé d'Affairs from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Stockholm.

The media office of the prime minster stated in a statement, received by the Iraqi news agency-INA, that “Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withdraw the Iraqi Chargé d'Affairs from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Stockholm. also instructed the Swedish Ambassador in Baghdad to leave Iraqi territory. These actions were prompted by the Swedish government's repeated permission for the burning of the Holy Qur’an, insulting Islamic sanctities and the burning of the Iraqi flag”.