Jordan ‘has not officially called back envoys’

By Khetam Malkawi - May 15,2014 - Last updated at May 15,2014

AMMAN — The Kingdom has not called back any of its ambassadors in the Arab countries, a government official stressed on Thursday.

Sabah Al Rafie, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said “our ambassadors to Iraq and Yemen are on personal leaves, while our ambassador to Lebanon is still at his work place”.

Fears mounted after Jordan’s ambassador to Libya was kidnapped and then freed after Jordan extradited a convicted Libyan terrorist to Tripoli.

These remarks came in response to news reports stating that Jordan has withdrawn its ambassadors in some of the regional danger zones.

Early this week, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh said as for summoning Jordan’s ambassador in Yemen, the move was a “preventive measure”. The minister explained that the envoy had already asked for a vacation to spend in Amman, “but we accelerated his return”.

Meanwhile, Iraqi news reports stated that Jordan has withdrawn its ambassador in Baghdad, which will affect the relations between the two countries.

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