Iraqi activists are furious over the US ambassador’s interventions in Baghdad issues.
Iraqi activists, who are tired of the American ambassador’s frequent meetings with Iraqi officials and parties, emphasize that he interferes in Iraq’s internal issues.
The people of Iraq are critical of American Ambassador Elina Romanovsky’s occasional meetings with Iraqi parties, factions, and personalities, which has gone as far as interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
Al-Maslah news site reported, “Mohammed Al-Saeidi,” a political activist and professor at an Iraqi university, wrote in a tweet: “There is no official in Iraq whom the American ambassador has not met.” The only place he has gone to is government institutions or Khan Jaghan.
The meaning of Khan Jaghan is an inn that was built in the 14th century in Baghdad and was used as a hotel. In the Iraqi vernacular, it means a place that has no rules, and in other words, it is “without a door and a body”.
Ali al-Aqabi is another Iraqi activist who wrote about the American ambassador, “Lonely, where the American ambassador has not gone, is the Diwan Awqaf Shia and Sunni.”
The American ambassador has met with a number of Iraqi officials, including the prime minister, foreign and interior ministers, and the head of the central bank. Iraqi activist “Samar” also said that what can Romanovsky do with the head of the Central Bank of Iraq?
Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani has ordered the country’s officials that they do not have the right to meet foreign delegations that enter the country without the government’s permission.
The Rule of Law Coalition also emphasizes that Romanovsky’s actions harm Iraq’s national security. The coalition also warned against the American ambassador’s meetings with political figures and civil institutions.
“Ali al-Habib”, a retired Iraqi officer, also said about the American ambassador: There is no ambassador in the world who behaves like the American ambassador. He meets all the ministers. It seems to be the president [of Iraq], not the ambassador.
According to al-Masla, Iraq is one of the countries where there are no rules for foreign ambassadors to meet domestic parties and personalities.
