Qatar lacks the seriousness to end dispute: Shaikh Khalid

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, yesterday expressed his disappointment at Qatar’s lack of seriousness in ending its dispute with the Quartet.

“This was clear in the way Qatar approached its participation in the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Riyadh yesterday through the absence of Qatar’s Emir and the participation of an official who lacked any authority to end the dispute,” said Shaikh Khalid.

The Minister said that the statement released by the Foreign Minister of Qatar indicating that the ‘dialogue with Saudi surpasses the demands placed on Qatar to end the dispute and is taking a forward-looking approach’ does not reflect the issues discussed during the summit.

Shaikh Khalid stressed the quartet fully adheres to their firm positions and legitimate demands based on the six principles issued by the Cairo meeting on the fifth of July 2017.