Syria Considers Ambassadors , Charge d'Affaires and Diplomats of the USA,
Britain, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain , Germany, Bulgaria, Belgium,
Canada and Turkey Personae Non Gratae

Jun 05, 2012
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2012/06/05/423609.htm

DAMASCUS, (SANA)- An official source in the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry
on Tuesday stated that some countries have recently declared heads of our
diplomatic missions and members of our embassies personae non gratae, and
working on the principle of reciprocity, the Syrian Arab Republic decided to
take the following immediate procedures:

1- Considering the U.S. Ambassador, Robert Ford, who is recently in his
homeland for consultations persona non grata.

2- Considering the British Ambassador, Simon Collis, who is recently in his
homeland for consultations persona non grata.

3- Considering the British Diplomat, Chancellor, Steven Hickey persona non
grata.

4- Considering the Swiss Ambassador Martin Auschbachar persona non grata.

5- Considering the Turkish Ambassador, Omer Onhon, and all members of the
Embassy personae non gratae.

6- Considering the French Ambassador, Eric Chevallier, persona non grata.

7- Considering the French Diplomat, the Second Secretary, Aymeric Amyot
d'Inville persona non grata.

8- Considering the Italian Ambassador Achille Amerio, persona non grata.

9- Considering the Spanish Ambassador, Julio Albi, persona non grata.

10- Considering the Spanish Diplomat, Councilor, Jorge De Lucas Kadenas,
persona non grata.

11- Considering Belgian Charge d'affaires Arnt Kennis persona non grata.

12- Considering Bulgarian charge d'affaires Dimitar Michaylovpersona non
grata.

13- Considering the Bulgarian Third Secretary Stoyl Zlatarsky persona non
grata.

14- Considering the German Military Attache Uwe Brettschneider persona non
grata.

15- Considering assistants of the German Military Attache, Karsten Harwege,
Maik Mietho and Jorge Michael Grobman personae non gratae.

16- Considering Canadian Charge d'Affaires and all members of the Embassy
personae non gratae.

The source added that the Syrian Arab Republic believes in the importance of
the standing dialogue based on the principle of equality and mutual respect
among states and that diplomacy is an important tool to communicate with
countries to resolve pending disputes and problems and we hope that those
countries, which have taken the initiative of this step to adopt these
principles in a way that allows the return of relations to normal between
the two sides again.

R. Milhem / al-Ibrahim