Morocco, Syria declare each other's envoys
persona non grata
Monday July 16, 2012 08:38:15 PM,
IANS
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Rabat: The Moroccan
government Monday declared the Syrian ambassador to its country
persona non grata in the wake of last week's carnage at Syria's
Traimseh town. In a tit for tat action, Syria retaliated with
Damascus announcing the Moroccan envoy to Syria unwanted in the
country.
In a statement issued from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Morocco announced Nabih Ismail, the Syrian ambassador in Rabat,
"persona non grata" while asking him to leave the country, Xinhua
reported.
The country also asked the international community for a firm
action to facilitate a "political transition in Syria" and help
preserve Syria's "unity and stability", the statement added.
The Morocco government also urged the international community to
assume its responsibility and put more pressure on the Syrian
government, in the hope of ending violence and protect civilians
in Syria.
The action was in response to a carnage that hit the Syrian town
of Traimseh last week, the report said.
In retaliation, the Syrian Foreign Ministry later announced the
Moroccan ambassador to Syria as "persona non grata".
The ministry said in a statement that Mohammad Ikhsasi is persona
non grata in Syria as of July 16. It said the decision came in
response to a similar move by Morocco.
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