Iraq to summon US ambassador over remarks about Christian church head

Source: Reuters

Iraq to summon US ambassador over remarks about Christian church head

Reuters
Wed, July 19, 2023 at 5:57 PM EDT·1 min read

(Reuters) - Iraq said early on Thursday it would summon the United States ambassador over remarks made by a U.S. State Department spokesperson about the removal of the Christian church head in Iraq.

Citing a presidency statement, Iraqi state media said the ambassador would be summoned on the back of comments made by State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller against the Iraqi government.

On Tuesday, Miller criticised a decision by Iraq's president to revoke a decree recognizing Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, as head of the Christian Church in the country.

"I will say we are disturbed by the harassment of Cardinal Sako ...

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