Qatar Rejects Prolonged Regional Uncertainty

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Irfan Bukhari | The Peninsula

Doha, Qatar: Director of the Department of Media and Communication at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi has said that Qatar rejects normalization of the state of neither war nor peace in the region given its repercussions for peoples, economy, and regional and international stability.

“The State of Qatar is working with its regional and international partners to resume diplomacy and dialogue,” he said in MoFA's weekly media briefing yesterday, further emphasizing the need for the“political will” to resolve the crisis through peaceful means.

He said that the immediate and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz represents a top priority for the State of Qatar and the countries of the region.

Al Hashmi affirmed that the State of Qatar continues actively and continuously to coordinate and work with its regional and international partners to revive the negotiation track and push towards political solutions.

He pointed in this context to the ongoing cooperation with the People's Republic of China concurrently with the visit undertaken by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani to Beijing.

“The primary objective of these diplomatic moves and contacts is to resume the diplomatic track and put forward practical and balanced ideas that take into account the genuine concerns and apprehensions of all parties, contributing to creating an environment conducive to dialogue and enhancing the prospects of reaching sustainable solutions.”

The Director of Media and Communications at MoFA stressed that the success of any mediation efforts, initiatives, or proposed ideas remains linked, first and foremost, to the availability of political will among the concerned parties.

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“Returning to the dialogue table and adopting peaceful means to address crises remains the sole option capable of sparing the region further tension, escalation, and attrition, and opening the way for more stable and secure approaches that serve the interests of all the peoples of the region.”

Regarding maritime navigation security and economic repercussions associated with regional tension, Al Hashmi affirmed that the immediate and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as an international waterway, represents a top priority for the State of Qatar and all countries of the region, given the vital importance the strait enjoys regarding global trade movement, energy supplies, and regional and international economies.

To a question about Israeli statements describing Qatar as a“hostile state”, he said that the crimes of genocide committed by Israel and the ground realities associated with its behavior in the occupied Palestinian territories completely shatter the repeated Israeli claims regarding being“the only democratic state in the Middle East” or possessing what it describes as a“moral army.”

“Qatar has been subjected over past years to systematic smear campaigns and media and political targeting, yet these campaigns were refuted before the international community with facts and realities, as facts have proven that the State of Qatar is a responsible and trustworthy partner that adheres to international law and continues to perform its humanitarian and mediating role in a responsible and effective manner.”

In response to another question regarding Iran citing a Qatari document to claim that its strikes were restricted to US military facilities, Al Hashmi revealed that Qatar has sent a number of official letters and correspondence to both the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, and that these letters documented officially and in detail the truth of the Iranian attacks that targeted the State of Qatar, clearly confirming that those attacks directly hit civilian and economic facilities inside the state.

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