Vienna: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Austria, Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, affirmed Qatar’s continued commitment to dialogue and finding a solution to the crisis without compromising its sovereignty as a state.
“The State of Qatar is committed to the principles of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which oblige member states to resolve their differences internally and through diplomatic means,” the Ambassador said in an interview with the Austrian daily DiePresse, stressing that the tactic of siege violates these rules as well as international law and human rights.
On the demands made by the siege countries, His Excellency said that they demanded that Qatar abandons its sovereignty and its independent foreign policy and demanded that freedom of expression be blocked through the closure of Al Jazeera, adding that the other party formulated its demands in a way that cannot be accepted due to legal considerations.
