Polish Embassy in Baghdad suspends activity

Poland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski has decided to suspend the activity of the Polish Embassy in Baghdad, his ministry said in a news release on Tuesday. The decision stems from the “deteriorating security situation in Iraq,” the ministry said. The activity was suspended “until further notice.” “The Consular Agency of the Republic of Poland in Erbil continues to operate as usual,” the statement said. The ministry also repeated its earlier warning, asking Poles to refrain from traveling to Iraq.