“I can say with confidence that we have been
anything but soft on terrorism. As the blockading
countries know, Qatar has passed stringent laws
and regulations to ban the financing of terrorism
by private individuals and so-called charities.”
His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chatham House, 5 July 2017
His Excellency the Foreign Minister continued to successfully underline Qatar’s key arguments through a series of high
profile engagements around the world.
In the morning of 5 July, HE the Foreign Minister gave a speech at Chatham House in London in which he accused
Saudi Arabia and its allies of aggression and undermining Qatar’s sovereignty. He added that the 13 demands from
Qatar’s neighbours are “not a basis for negotiation”, and continued to call for dialogue to resolve the crisis.
After the event at Chatham House, HE the Foreign Minister was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on CNN where
he spoke about the list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies. HE the Foreign Minister stated that demands
for Qatar to shut down Al Jazeera are “out of [the] question” and asserted that Qatar is an “active player” in the
international forum, using international mechanisms to “bring people together”.
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