Johnson contacted the American Foreign Ministry: Ortagus’s words embarrass our allies

Mayssem Rizk wrote in the news: Idiism has efforts to scrutinize the nature of the discussion conducted by the deputy of the American envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortigos, at her closed session with the President of the Republic, because what was reported from the retreat came contrary to what she said in public, as she asked questions about what was specific to a file The formation of the government, especially with regard to Minister Yassin Jaber, and the extent of the possibility that it will be an obstacle to the projects that will be presented in the government, but Aoun stressed that we “know Minister Jaber well, he is a competent person and does not allow his political opinion to affect his work, and we are comfortable with him.” She also dealt with the issue of Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, confirming her country’s commitment to the date specified on February 18.

The words of the American pollution within the meeting, and its violation in its public statements caused a surprise to workers in the Republican Palace, especially her words about Hezbollah, and her thanks and gratitude to Israel, which embarrassed the presidency and prompted it to issue a brief statement to “disavow” from the words of the American guest.

“Al -Akhbar” learned that Ortigos was very disturbed by the statement issued by Baabda, and expressed her anger in front of officials at the American embassy, ​​as she and her colleagues were used to hearing during their rounds any objection to their interference in the details of what is going on inside the two countries.
She considered that this matter could not pass before confusion about her statements, which prompted the American Ambassador Lisa Johnson to communicate with the US State Department to emphasize the incorrectness of what Ortigos said because he “embarrassed our allies and gives an article to others to attack them, while this country is not possible to put this country. The statement, so we must correct the situation. ” Accordingly, he communicated with President Aoun to apologize for what Ortigos had lost and to confirm that there is no intention to embarrass him.