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Poland says US ambassador's letter won't spoil good ties
« on: December 05, 2018, 12:16:27 pm »
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Poland says US ambassador's letter won't spoil good ties

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish government said Wednesday that a letter from the U.S. ambassador that took it to task over its treatment of a U.S.-owned television station and misspelled the prime minister's last name won't spoil "very good" bilateral ties.

The letter from Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki circulated in Polish media Tuesday, drawing angry comments from politicians and ordinary Poles who found its tone and the mistakes disrespectful. But some praised Mosbacher for defending media freedom.

Mosbacher wrote to express "deep concern" over the right-wing government's criticism of TVN, a Polish broadcaster owned by the U.S. company Discovery. TVN is seen in Poland as being critical of the conservative government.

Read more at: https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/politics/article/Poland-says-US-ambassador-s-letter-will-not-spoil-13427353.php

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-socialite-ambassador-georgette-mosbacher-is-pissing-off-the-polish-government

A little tempest in a teapot on this.