Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE, the member states that make up the Arab quartet, have called on Doha to abandon its policy of supporting terrorist organizations by providing extremists with platforms to spread their message.
Qatar, according to the quartet, has been granting extremists a chance to appear on its media networks and propagate their ideology.
This demand was echoed in a joint letter, which Asharq Al-Awsat obtained a copy of, written by the UN permanent representatives of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE and given to the president of the UN Security Council.
The letter comes in response to false claims made by the Qatari UN permanent representative before the UNSC and other international organizations and agencies.
The quartet representatives, in the letter, said that measures taken by their states against Doha were in response to Qatar's continued support for terrorism, extremism and interference in the internal affairs of neighboring countries. They added that the measures were in full accordance with international law, noting that the statements made by the Qatari representative in front of dispute-resolving international bodies are misleading.
The representatives stressed that the governments of the quartet states have the utmost respect and appreciation for the people of Qatar.
The quartet demanded that Qatar honors its international obligations, including the 2013 Riyadh Agreement, its 2014 implementation mechanism, and the 2014 complementary Riyadh Agreement.
Condemning Doha giving extremists the chance to spread their message through state-owned media platforms, the quartet also called on the Gulf state to abandon its policy of supporting extremism, terrorist groups and foreign interference in neighboring countries.
Emphasizing that quartet states remain open and ready to reach a sustainable and honest diplomatic solution to the Qatari crisis, the representatives underlined that Doha’s behavior and refusal to address its support for terrorist groups continues to prevent a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
