Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani publicly condemned the boycott, which Doha has announced several Arab countries, and hoped for the settlement of disputes between States. On Friday, July 21, according to Al Jazeera.
The head of Qatar said that his country is open to dialogue to resolve existing problems, but only with respect to other States to the sovereignty of Qatar.
He also stressed that the boycott is “a planned campaign to demonize Qatar in the eyes of the world”. He believes that the plan announced that it would boycott countries failed because “the people of the Emirate showed high morale”.
Al-Thani added that “Qatar is an uncompromising struggle against terrorism, which found international recognition.”
22 Jun Qatar gave a list of 13 demands, which included the closure of the TV channel Al Jazeera and the Turkish military base, the cessation of diplomatic relations with Iran, and contacts with the organisation “Brothers-Moslems”.
Two weeks before that, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of destabilizing the political situation in the Arab States and supporting terrorism. The boycott was later joined by Yemen, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mauritania, Union of Comoros. At the same time against Doha imposed sanctions, including, in particular, a ban on the supply of food in the country. The government of Qatar, all deny the charges and call the isolation an infringement of States to sovereignty.