Comments on: Undiplomatic relations https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/07/undiplomatic-relations/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Evarist Saliba https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/07/undiplomatic-relations/#comment-3095649 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:32:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=84031#comment-3095649 One should not underestimate Boris Johnson, but he has built up such a wide and bad reputation by his “clever” words and actions, that he has created a hostile curtain that he will find it very difficult to pull aside in his dealings with his foreign counterparts.

Diplomacy demands that they will be nice to him, but that will hide a resentment that can easily surface if he remains the Boris Johnson that he has been so far.

]]> By: observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/07/undiplomatic-relations/#comment-3095612 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:32:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=84031#comment-3095612 He seems to be at pain to express himself without somehow passing judgement on Johnson.

]]> By: C Falzon https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/07/undiplomatic-relations/#comment-3095606 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:23:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=84031#comment-3095606 In other words he’s saying “having such an awful and inappropriate person as a foreign secretary may be a big hurdle, but not one we cannot overcome “.

]]> By: pronoia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/07/undiplomatic-relations/#comment-3095596 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:31:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=84031#comment-3095596 I love the way he says that he looks forward to “engaging” with Boris Johnson.

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