The Union of the Comoros has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar. About it reports on Wednesday, June 7, RIA Novosti with reference to the Saudi news Agency SPA.
According to him, the Comoros authorities sent a notice to Qatari Embassy. The decision comes into force from 7 June. The country became the tenth, to sever diplomatic relations with Doha.
The Comoros lie in the Indian ocean between Northern Madagascar and Northern Mozambique. It is a Federal presidential Republic with its capital in Moroni and a population of over 800 thousand people.
Earlier Wednesday it was reported that relations with Qatar broke off Mauritania.
Prior to that, Jordan has decided to downgrade its diplomatic mission in Qatar. Also the power of the Kingdom has revoked the license to operate from the Qatari channel “al Jazeera”.
5 June Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations, including Islamic state and “al-Qaeda” (banned in Russia), as well as in destabilizing the political situation in these Arab States. Later their decision was joined by Yemen, Libya, the Maldives and Mauritius.