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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 08 2016 – The Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) is questioning the government’s decision to establish an embassy in Iraq.
Last month the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) called on the Gaston Browne administration to rethink its decision to allow Iraqi nationals to participate in the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) and also questioned the decision to open am embassy in Iraq.
In a letter to Prime Minister Browne, the ABWU raised objection to the decision to establish ties with Iraq, stating it was concerned about the negative impact an embassy could have on the twin island state.
“What are the benefits to be derived from having an Embassy in Iraq and how can it (government) justify to citizens that this linkage could not prove disastrous to us in the future,” the union said, calling on the government to abandon the idea “immediately”.
Last month, the government issued a statement indicating that the island’s product offering stands to benefit significantly as a result of a newly formed alliance between St John’s and Ambassador Ahmed Abbas Alewi.
