Q Life Magazine Qatar Moving Forward | Page 26

In support of His Highness the Amir, on 12 September, HE the Foreign Minister pressed the UN to take action against the blockade on Qatar, stating that the blockade is violating international law and human rights and attempting to push Qatar into a “state of trusteeship”. The Foreign Minister declared that Qatar is “willing to talk” if it is based on “principles which are not violating the international law and respect the sovereignty of each country”. 26 In an interview with Swiss outlet Le Temps, HE the Foreign Minister said that: “We admit to differences on certain subjects regarding international geopolitics. But we should work to find an agreement so that Gulf security is not compromised. [The blockading countries] are not interested in a rational exchange of arguments. They want to make us a vassal state”. HE the Foreign Minister finished by affirming that Qatar “is a sovereign nation and our rights as a state are the same as those of Saudi Arabia, regardless of the size or strength of the country”.