Iraqi ambassador in Poland told to hand over power to new representative

The Foreign Ministry has announced that it will expel the current Iraqi ambassador in Poland, Faisal B. Hussein, if by today he will not authorize new personnel to represent his country. Foreign Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz declared that he turned to the Iraqi embassy with this request on Saturday, explaining that it is unclear who the ambassador now represents. Cimoszewicz emphasized that Poland is not at war with Iraq, but it is hard to accept that the same Iraqi diplomats represent the new situation in their country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bogusław Majewski announced that the Iraqi ambassador has not yet managed to contact his superiors. (www.polskieradio.pl) A.K.