Qatar responds to Abbadi: Our money entered Iraq in an open way and must return

Qatar responds to Abbadi: Our money entered Iraq in an open way and must return

Doha, April 27 (Petra) - Qatar and Iraq have entered into a flurry of statements after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Iraqi said in a press conference Tuesday that his government was reserving a huge sum of millions of dollars, Country. Pointing out that the funds entered during the process of releasing the kidnappers of Qatar last week. Stressing at the same time that he was not satisfied with the granting of visas to these Qataris.
Qatar's foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, expressed surprise over Abadi's remarks on the issue of the kidnappers.
On Wednesday evening, al-Jazeera TV quoted the Qatari minister as confirming that the money had been entered in an open and informed manner to the Baghdad government.
The foreign minister said: "What was stated in the press conference of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider Labadi is the focus of surprise on several axes, first on what he pointed out that the Iraqi embassy issued visas were not satisfied with them.
He stressed that "the kidnappers of Qataris and their companions, were issued official Iraqi visas, and were under the protection of Iraqi security when they were kidnapped."
"During the past year and a half, the abduction of the Qatari authorities has not failed to communicate with the Iraqi authorities and there has been no positive progress, except in the last stage, in the last month before the release. There was coordination between Iraq and Qatar, And we have received a request from the Iraqi authorities to support the process of liberating the abductees, and Qatar wanted to provide this support to the Iraqi authorities and if the Iraqi authorities do not need this support, so these funds will return to Qatar, we took precaution in the process of releasing hostages, and entered clearly, publicly and formally, And did not enter the smuggling as reported In the press conference of the Iraqi Prime Minister. "
The Qatari foreign minister said: "I entered the ordinary bags and not diplomatic bags to be avoided by the inspection if we wanted to hide, and we are surprised Abbadi's statement, because the Iraqi authorities in the final stages of the negotiations to free the hostages were fully informed of the details and as long as the funds are not used, Return to Qatar by official means that the Iraqi authorities consider appropriate. "
"The State of Qatar does not violate the sovereignty of any state or its own international laws, nor is it involved in money laundering or other issues. The money has officially entered and will come out officially," he said.
"The money would have been in the hands of the Iraqi authorities and at their disposal. The State of Qatar does not deal with armed groups that are outside the state. If these funds are used to support the militias, this is an Iraqi matter and not a Qatari affair."
Abadi said during his press conference that the money brought by the official Qatari delegation to Baghdad did not go to the kidnappers, considering that giving hundreds of millions of dollars to armed groups is unacceptable.
He pointed out that these funds have been reserved pending negotiations with the country side around and for whom it is? Is it money laundering? Indicating that it will be launched by a legal procedure and since it entered without consent will emerge within the legal contexts and did not go to the kidnappers .. He said the number of kidnapped Saudis and two and 24 Qatari and a Pakistani was released earlier. Finished

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