Gulf crisis: NATO quartet awaits response of Qatar .. after the extension of the deadline

Gulf crisis: NATO quartet awaits response of Qatar .. after the extension of the deadline



Qatar offers mediator Kuwait Monday's official response to the demands of the boycott have states to restore relations with them and decided that the time limit granted to the Gulf emirate to extend for another two days at the request of Kuwait, warning that the alternative solution, "Asir" on all parties to the crisis.

With the previous deadline expired on Sunday evening, which was identified by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its allies, Qatar announced that it will provide its response to the demands and the 13 in a written message delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani to the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

And met with the Emir of Kuwait, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, who Saslmh a written message from the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Kuwait asked its impact from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to extend the deadline for 48 hours. Later, the four countries said in a joint statement agreed, saying it would consider the Qatari government's response and "assess their response with a full list of demands."

The Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt broke off on June 5, Qatar relations and imposed economic sanctions, accusing Doha support groups "terrorist" and taking them rapprochement with Iran.

But Doha, which includes the largest US air base in the Middle East, has denied the charges of supporting terrorism and issued almost two weeks after the publication of statements by the emir, Sheikh Tamim yen Hamad al-Thani, the Gulf states criticized, but the Doha said it was false has been broadcast on the official news agency site after impenetrable.

The demands include officially submitted to Doha on June 22, the closure of the channel "Al Jazeera" and cut ties with Tehran's arch-foe Riyadh in the Middle East, and the closure of a Turkish base in the emirate.

The extension of the deadline came after Qatar implicitly rejected the demands of its neighbors to restore relations with them a few hours before the end of the ten-day period set for it to respond to these demands.

He said Qatar's Foreign Minister in Rome on Saturday that "demands contrary to international law is not aimed at combating terrorism, but relate to undermine our sovereignty and represents a violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar and a form of freedom of the press and media and impose a state of prevention against the State of Qatar," adding that "the countries that provided not have a desire to implement ".

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In Washington, US President Donald Trump stressed "the need to stop the financing of terrorism and undermining extremist ideologies" in telephone talks with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, according to a White House statement.

He Trump in phone calls with both Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani expressed "concern about the crisis between Qatar and some of its Gulf neighbors and the Arabs."

The US president, who had previously accused Qatar, with the support and financing of terrorism, the importance of "unity" in the region in order to achieve the goals of the American Islamic summit hosted by Riyadh in May, in particular, "the elimination of terrorism and create stability," he also stressed.

For his part, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel Monday begins a tour of the Gulf states. Prior to the start of his tour the minister called on all parties to the crisis to a "serious dialogue".

For years, Qatar relies on diplomatic, media and sport to consolidate its position in the region and the world, which raises the ire of its neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia, which has been locked for decades battle with Iran's influence in the Middle East.

And it sought the Gulf states in the first effort in 2014 to bring Qatar to the confines of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which adds to the side of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman policies, especially in light of the Doha reception rejected these countries figures, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Severed relations with Doha, but quickly returned the day after the summit in Riyadh, during which the Emir of Qatar pledged to work to keep Islamist figures and demand from Al Jazeera ease the criticism of the policies of Arab countries.

Countries confirm the boycott of Qatar, Doha has not implemented these pledges.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the UAE Gargash in Llano tweets that extend the response deadline given to Qatar "an opportunity to review and good measure when brother", calling on the Qatari leadership to adopt the "wisdom".

He warned "difficult alternative for all of us."

It announced Saudi Arabia and its allies Monday to approve the request of the Emir of Kuwait, the deadline for Qatar to extend for two days to respond to the list of demands made by, after the ten-day deadline granted by the Gulf states to the Gulf emirate of the end.

, Said Saudi Arabia and its allies from the countries to boycott Qatar at dawn on Monday that the deadline given by the Qatari government to respond to the demands of the 13 submitted by it, which ended Sunday night was extended 48 hours, at the request of the Emir of Kuwait , who has been mediating to resolve this crisis.

A joint statement to Saudi Arabia , UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Press Agency "SPA" published that " in response to the request of Sheikh Sabah Al - Ahmad Al - Jaber Al - Sabah , Amir of the State of Kuwait to extend the deadline for the Government of Qatar for a period of 48 hours since the deadline ten days" Sunday evening , the time of the "four countries announce approve the request and his reply will be sent four countries after studying the Qatari government 's response and the evaluation of its response to the complete list of demands. "

The four countries in a statement that it agreed to extend the deadline "due to the confirmation of the Qatari government that it would send his official response to the list of claims against it Monday."

The extension of the deadline after Qatar implicitly rejected the demands of its neighbors to restore relations with them a few hours before the end of the ten-day period set for it to respond to their demands 13.

The demands include officially submitted to Doha on June 22, the closure of the channel "Al Jazeera" and cut ties with Tehran's arch-foe Riyadh in the Middle East and the closure of a Turkish military base in the emirate.

And carrying the response that was prepared earlier by Qatar on the collective list of demands submitted by Kuwait late last month, the message.

Qatar's foreign minister said at a press conference in Rome Saturday after meeting with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano said that "the blockade countries prepared a list of demands to refuse."



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