Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received phone calls today from HE Dr. Ian Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Malta; HE Dr. Constantinos Kombos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus; HE Gordan Grlić Radman, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia; HE Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India; and HE Bakhtiyor Saidov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
During the calls, they reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its serious repercussions on regional and international security and stability, as well as ways to resolve all disputes through peaceful means.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the targeting of Qatari territory with Iranian ballistic missiles constitutes a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty, is inconsistent with the principles of good neighborliness, and cannot be accepted under any justification or pretext. In this context, he noted that the State of Qatar has consistently sought to distance itself from regional conflicts and has worked to facilitate dialogue between the Iranian side and the international community. However, the renewed targeting of its territory does not reflect good intentions and threatens the foundations of the understandings upon which bilateral relations between the two countries are based.
His Excellency also stressed the need for an immediate halt to any escalatory actions, a return to the negotiating table, the adoption of reason and wisdom, and efforts to contain the crisis in a manner that preserves the security of the region.
For their part, Their Excellencies the ministers expressed their countries’ condemnation of the Iranian missile attack on Qatari territory, describing it as a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and airspace of the State of Qatar, as well as of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
