(MENAFN) One year of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt decision to sever diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar has passed, accusing it of supporting "terrorism" and fermenting regional instability.
"The purchase of any military equipment is a sovereign decision that no country has anything to do with," Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told Al Jazeera.
"There's no legitimate grievance behind this letter [from Saudi King Salman to Emmanuel Macron] and of threatening Qatar. It's violating international law, it's violating all the international norms and, most importantly, it's violating the GCC charter, which says the countries of the GCC should not launch any kind of attack against each other," he said.
"All our friends and allies play a role in preventing any further escalation in the region because they understand that the region cannot afford further escalation ". and the US is a strong ally for Qatar and for the other GCC members."
Asked about whether there's any hope to end the crisis, Al Thani said, "Qatar remains open to any possibility of dialogue which is based on respect of international law, which is based on respecting the sovereignty of each and every country, based on the respect and independence of every country
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