Riyadh: Qatar insists on destabilizing security in region

CAIRO - 3 July 2017: Saudi Arabia has stressed that Qatar insists on destabilizing its security and that of region's countries in addition to supporting terrorism that threatened the whole world.

This came in a press statement made by Saudi Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, said the Saudi Press Agency.

He also pointed out to "Qatar's participation with Tehran in their ongoing endeavor to create chaos in the countries of the region", saying that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have taken a sovereign decision in boycotting Qatar, in order to maintain security control in the region and press Doha to stop supporting terrorism.

Mu'allemi said that Qatar has chosen to be an ally of Iran and since 20 years it has been continuing in support of terrorist groups with its knowledge of their plots against the countries of the region.

He stressed that Qatar's continued support for terrorism is what make Doha to be the first haven for terrorists, where they find the fertile environment while its government receives and allow those terrorists to conspire against their own countries.

He also affirmed that the four countries; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt tried to keep Qatar in its natural surroundings and Doha has been given several opportunities to stop its support for terrorism and non-interference in the internal affairs of countries, most recently in 2013 and 2014, yet these efforts failed and Qatar did not comply with the requirements.