Poland strongly condemns the attack and storming of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad which started on December 31, 2019 - Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on its website.
"We call on the Iraqi government to hold the perpetrators as well as those standing behind them accountable for their actions," reads the statement issued by the MFA Press Office.
Furthermore, Polish MFA underscored that "according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations it is the obligation of the host country to guarantee protection of diplomatic missions and their premises".
Reuters informed that supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassy perimeter in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.
The unrest followed U.S. air raids on Sunday against Kataib Hezbollah militia bases in retaliation for missile attacks that killed a U.S. contractor in northern Iraq last week.
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday there were indications Iran or forces it backs may be planning additional attacks, warning that the "game has changed" and it was possible the United States might have to take preemptive action to protect American lives.
The statement was also posted on Twitter:
MFA statement on recent attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@PolandMFA) January 1, 2020
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Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, gov.pl, Reuters