CAIRO - 10 July 2017: Documents published by CNN Monday citing the 2013 and 2014 Riyadh agreements ensure that Qatar failed to meet its obligations and commitments, four Arab countries said in a joint statement Monday.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issued a joint statement saying:
“Documents published by CNN network that included the 2013 Riyadh Agreement, its mechanism, and the 2014 Riyadh Supplementary Agreement, confirm with no doubt Qatar’s failure to meet obligations, its complete violation to its commitments.”
The statement added, “the four countries stressed that the 13 demands submitted to the Qatari government were to fulfill its previous commitments and obligations, and the demands were either mentioned in the Riyadh agreement or are fully compatible with what agreed upon.”
Earlier today, leaked documents released by CNN indicated that Qatar has failed to comply with written obligations to the GCC. The GCC agreements are results of meetings held in 2013 and 2014 further clarify the strong actions taken against Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt since June 5.
The documents is considered the first evidence that Qatar made promises to its neighbors to stop supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and undermining the stability of the region The documents that were obtained by CNN, have been verified by Egypt
Today by official sources at GCC. The leak of the papers contradicts Qatar’s repeated denials of understanding what was at the heart of the current diplomatic crisis. “In case there is a failure to work within the agreed framework, the rest of the GCC can take what steps are necessary to protect its security and stability,” the documents said.
The documents also proves that Qatar admitted interfering in Egypt’s internal affairs by signing such agreements as article number 4 of the second document read:
“All countries are committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council discourse to support the Arab Republic of Egypt, and contributing to this security, stability and its financial support; and ceasing all meida activity directed against the Arab Republic of Egypt in all media platforms, whether directly or indirectly, including all the offenses broadcasted on Al-jazeera, Al-Jazeera Mubashir Masr, and to work to stop all offenses in Egyptian media.”
By signing an agreement that has this statement Qatar has admitted that it uses Al-Jazeera and other platforms to undermine stability in Egypt and support an outlawed group like the Muslim Brotherhood.
In the first document the GCC countries also was keen to make Qatar committed to stop supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
“No support to the Muslim Brotherhood or any of the organizations, groups or individuals that threaten the security and stability of the Council states through direct security work or through political influence,” the document read.
Muslim Brotherhood is labeled as a terrorist group in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and GCC.
Here is the full translation of the documents published by CNN
First the translation of the handwritten document:
On Saturday, 19/1/1435 (Hijri Calendar , November 2013), The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Kind Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz Al-Saud, the Kind of Saudi Arabia, and his brother His Highness Sheikh Sabbah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabber Al-Sabbah, the Prince of Kuwait, and his brother His Higness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the prince of Qatar, met in Riyadh.
They held extensive deliberations in which they conducted a full revision of what taints the relations between the [Gulf Cooperation] Council states, the challenges facing its security and stability, and means to abolish whatever muddies the relations.
Due to the importance of laying the foundation for a new phase of collective work between the Council’s states, in order to guarantee its movement within a unified political framework based on the principles included in the main system of the Cooperation Council, the following has been agreed upon:
1. No interference in the internal affairs of the Council’s states, whether directly or indirectly. Not to give asylum/refuge or give nationality to any citizen of the Council states that has an activity opposes his country’s regimes, except with the approval of his country; no support to deviant groups that oppose their states; and no support for antagonistic media.
2. No support to the Muslim Brotherhood or any of the organizations, groups or individuals that threaten the security and stability of the Council states through direct security work or through political influence.
3. Not to present any support to any faction in Yemen that could pose a threat to countries neighboring Yemen.
Screen shots from the documents released by CNN
The Second documents: Top Secret
The Supplementary Riyadh Agreement:
Based on a generous invitation by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdel-Aziz Al-Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia, the following have met in Riyadh today, Sunday, 23/1/1436 (Hijri Calendar), 16/11/2014 (Gregorian Calendar): His Highness Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabbah, the Prince of Kuwait, His Majesty King Hamad Bin Eissa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain; His Highness Shiekh Tamim Bin Hamd Bin Khalifa Al-Thanki, Prince of Qatar; His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashed Al-Maktom, the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and the governor of Dubai; and His Highness Mohamed Bin Zayed AlNahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the deputy Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates. This was to cement the spirit of sincere cooperation and to emphasize the joint fate and the aspirations of the sons of the Gulf Cooperation Council for a strong bond and solid rapprochement.
After discussing the commitments stemming from the Riyadh Agreement signed 19/1/1435 (Hijri) – 23/11/2013 and its executive measures; reviewing the reports of the committee following the execution and the results of the joint follow-up [operation] room; and reviewing the conclusions of the report of the follow-up room signed on 10/1/1436 (Hijri) – 3/11/2014 (Gregorian) by the intelligence chiefs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdome of Bahrain and the state of Qatar.
The following has been reached:
1. Stressing that non-committing to any of the articles of the Riyadh Agreement and its executive measure amounts to a violation of the entirety of the agreement.
2. What the intelligence chiefs have reached in the aforementioned report is considered a step forward to implement (not clear because of the bad resolution, it could be SAVE) )Riyadh agreement and its executive measures, with the necessity of the full commitment to implementing everything stated in them(agreement and the Intelligence report ) within the period of one month from the date of the agreement.
3. Not to give refuge, employ, or support whether directly or indirectly, whether domestically or abroad, to any persons or a media apparatus that harbors inclinations harmful to any Gulf Cooperation Council state. Every state is committed to taking all the regulatory, legal and judicial measures against anyone who [commits] any encroachment against Gulf Cooperation Council states, including putting him on trial and announcing it in the media.
4. All countries are committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council discourse to support the Arab Republic of Egypt, and contributing to this security, stability and its financial support; and ceasing all meida activity directed against the Arab Republic of Egypt in all media platforms, whether directly or indirectly, including all the offenses broadcasted on Al-jazeera, Al-Jazeera Mubashir Masr, and to work to stop all offenses in Egyptian media.
Accordingly, it has been decided that the Riyadh Agreement, and its executive measures, and the components of the supplementary agreement, requires the full commitment to its implementation. The leaders have tasked the intelligence chiefs to follow up on the implementation of this results of this supplementary agreement and to report regularly to the leaders, in order to take the measures the deem necessary to protect the security and stability of their countries.
It has been agreed that implementing the aforementioned commitments pours in the unity of the Council states and their interests and the future of their peoples, and signals a new page that will be the strong base to advance the path of joint work and moving towards a strong Gulf entity.
Screen shots from the documents released by CNN
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