Jordan summons Qatar's ambassador over criticism in a TV program
Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 8/9/2002

Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marwan Muasher on Thursday summoned Qatar's ambassador in Amman to inform him of the anger and regret of the Jordanian government after the Qatari al-Jazeera satellite TV station broadcast a program in which there was criticism of present and officials Jordanian officials.

Muasher stressed to the Qatari ambassador that the TV program was an insult to every Jordanian, regardless to his political beliefs.

He indicated that was stated on the "al-Itijah al-Mu'akis" (opposite direction) program does not fall in the context of the liberty of expression, rather in "the unprecedented and unjustified defaming and doubting of Jordan's militant history."

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