The provincial states of Qatar give up some of their demands

The provincial states of Qatar give up some of their demands

Arab and international  Since 2017-07-19 at 18:14 (Baghdad time)

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Saudi Arabia and the Arab states, which boycotted Qatar, have abandoned their demand for full commitment to meet the list of 13 demands they have made for ending the boycott.
Saudi diplomats, Emiratis, Bahrainis and Egyptians told UN journalists that their countries now wanted Qatar to abide by six general principles.
These principles include the commitment to combat terrorism and extremism and to end provocative and provocative acts.
There was no comment on Qatar, which denies supporting terrorists.
Qatar has refused to abide by any of the conditions it described as threatening its sovereignty and violating international law, and denounced the "blockade" imposed by the neighboring countries.
The six-week land, sea and air restrictions have caused unrest in Qatar, which depend on imports to meet the basic needs of its population.
Diplomats told a conference with UN-accredited journalists that their countries wanted to resolve the crisis amicably.
Saudi Arabia's permanent envoy to the United Nations, Abdullah al-Maalami, said the foreign ministers of the four countries had agreed on six principles on July 5 in Cairo and that it would be "easy for Qatar to abide by."
The New York Times said the six principles included combating terrorism and extremism, cutting off funding for terrorist groups and not providing safe havens for them, stopping incitement to hatred, violence and interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.
Al-Moallemi stressed that there was no "room for compromise" on the principles, but both sides would agree on how to implement them.
The list of demands made by the four countries on June 22 was the closure of the Al Jazeera news network, the closure of the Turkish airbase, the severing of ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and the reduction of relations with Iran.
He said closing the island might not be necessary, but what was needed was to stop incitement to violence and hate speech.
"If this will only be achieved with the closure of the island, then there is nothing wrong, and if this is done without closing the island, then there is nothing wrong," he said.
"Qatar's refusal to accept the basic principles for defining the concept of terrorism and extremism will make it difficult for it to remain in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)," said Lana Nusseibeh, the United Nations representative at the United Nations.
Qatar has recognized the help of the Muslim Brotherhood, which its neighbors classify as a terrorist organization, but has denied support for al Qaeda-linked armed groups and the organization of the Islamic state.
"The ball is now in Qatar," said Raim al-Hashemi, the minister of international relations.
"The United States has a constructive and important role in finding a peaceful solution to the current crisis."
The US president, Donald Trump, was quick to point out pressure on Qatar, saying it would "be the beginning of the end for the horrors of terrorism."
But US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson questioned the demands, saying that "some of them are difficult for Qatar to implement."
Tillerson held a series of talks in the Gulf states on his visit to the region last week, culminating in the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Qatar on cutting off funding for terrorism, which Hashemi described as "an excellent step."
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