Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, has stressed Arab states’ demands from Qatar as non-negotiable calling Doha for a change of behavior.
Riyadh calls Qatar demands as “non-negotiable”
presstv , 28 Jun 2017 - 10:35
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, has stressed Arab states’ demands from Qatar as non-negotiable calling Doha for a change of behavior.
“We made our point, we took our steps and it's up to the Qataris to amend their behavior, and once they do, things will be worked out but if they don't, they will remain isolated," Jubeir said on Tuesday, during a visit to Washington.
He added that if the Qataris wish to return to the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, "they know what they have to do."
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain all cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5, after officially accusing it of “sponsoring terrorism.”
Shortly after that, the Saudi-led bloc of states issued a list of demands for Qatar to meet in return for a normalization of ties. Among them was that Qatar sever ties with Iran.
Doha was also asked to close down Al Jazeera -- a media network that has reportedly been critical of the absolute monarchy in Saudi Arabia -- shut a Turkish military base, and pay up “compensation” for “damages” from purported terror sponsorship.
The country was given 10 days -- as of June 23 -- to meet those demands.
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