THE Syrian ambassador was yesterday banned from the royal wedding to stop the growing guest list row.
There was fury after it emerged Dr Sami Khiyami, whose regime is continuing to kill democracy protesters, was invited but Labour PMs Gordon Brown and Tony Blair were not.
Foreign Secretary William Hague stepped in and his department said: “In the light of attacks against civilians by Syrian security forces, Buckingham Palace shares the view that it is not appropriate for the Syrian ambassador to attend.”
Dr Khiyami said the situation was “a bit embarrassing”.
Former Labour Foreign Office minister Denis MacShane said Mr Hague should rescind invitations to any hard-line regime with “blood on their hands”.
Read more:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/04/29/palace-withdraws-wedding-invite-to-syrian-envoy-115875-23093434/#ixzz1KsgwTzPd
There was fury after it emerged Dr Sami Khiyami, whose regime is continuing to kill democracy protesters, was invited but Labour PMs Gordon Brown and Tony Blair were not.
Foreign Secretary William Hague stepped in and his department said: “In the light of attacks against civilians by Syrian security forces, Buckingham Palace shares the view that it is not appropriate for the Syrian ambassador to attend.”
Dr Khiyami said the situation was “a bit embarrassing”.
Former Labour Foreign Office minister Denis MacShane said Mr Hague should rescind invitations to any hard-line regime with “blood on their hands”.
Read more:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/04/29/palace-withdraws-wedding-invite-to-syrian-envoy-115875-23093434/#ixzz1KsgwTzPd
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