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Original title: The shame continues, French media used three words to describe Pompeo’s seven-nation tour
The French media used three words to describe Pompeo’s seven-nation tour. (Source: AFP)Overseas Network, November 22 “Strange,” “full of symbolic meaning,” and “silent” … The 10-day, seven-nation “embarrassing journey” of US Secretary of State Pompeo continues. France 24 (France 24) used three words to describe the United States on the 21st. The Secretary of State visited France, Turkey, Israel, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in seven countries in Europe and the Middle East.
The first stop of Pompeo’s visit was France, which was Pompeo’s first bilateral visit to France during his tenure. An article entitled “Pompeo’s strange farewell journey, full of symbolism and silence” published on the 21st by French 24-hour television noted that Pompeo spent 54 hours in Paris, during which he only appeared for one minute. It happened while laying a wreath for the victims of a recent terrorist attack in France. During his visit to France, he met with French President Macron as scheduled, but was embarrassed that Macron urgently clarified before the meeting of the two people: “The meeting will be fully transparent to President-elect Joe Biden’s team. To proceed. “.
In the second stage of his visit to Turkey, Pompeo did not see any high-ranking officials, including Erdogan. The US State Department only explained that this was because Erdogan’s schedule had changed and the time could not be changed. Finally, Pompeo went to the famous Turkish city of Istanbul and his trip to the capital Ankara was canceled.
After the cold in Turkey, Pompeo’s trips to Georgia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates were also embarrassing and controversial. French 24-hour television said that in Georgia, it encountered thousands of Georgians taking to the streets of the capital, Tbilisi, to protest. In Israel, Pompeo organized a controversial itinerary to visit controversial Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Ben Rhodes, a senior adviser to former US President Barack Obama, noted that the “lame” secretary of state was not only committed to complicating Biden’s presidency, but also his “political future” after he left office. Secretary of State. prepare for.
According to French media, Pompeo will next visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia. What Pompeo will speak during his visit to Qatar and Saudi Arabia appears to be confidential, as he has not been interviewed by the accompanying media during this visit. In the history of the US State Department, there is reportedly almost no precedent for such silence.(Overseas network Yao Kaihong)
