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Status of Iraqi embassy in Brussels remains unchanged
Belgium has criticized a a statement issued by the US ambassador in Brussels asking Belgium to review the status of Iraqi diplomats in the country. ''Parts of the communique is certainly not of the best taste. We were surprised by its tone,'' Belgian foreign ministry spokesman Patrick Herman told IRNA Friday. "Oh, how ucky!" The US ambassador to Belgium, Stephen Brauer, in a statement on Thursday said he hoped that the ''Belgian government will take immediate measures to protect Iraqi property in Belgium .'' Meaning we don't want the present set of Baathist hacks to steal all the towels and silverware... ''The embassy of Iraq and its contents, as well as other Iraqi diplomatic properties, should be sequestered and protected," Brauer said, calling also for a review of the status of Iraqi diplomats in the county. "If the government immediately takes these measures, Belgium will show that it supports the Iraq of tomorrow, not the old regime,'' said the US ambassador. Makes sense to me, but... ''We wouldn't be rushing'' to take a decision, said the Belgian spokesman. That's a fairly forthright admission they support the old regime and to hell with the new one. Ptui. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-11 |
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