Qatar has accused the blockading countries of being responsible for the dissolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The comments were made by Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani in a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Doha today.
The Qatari Minister added that international efforts to combat terrorism and resolve crises in the region have been affected by what he called obstinacy of the embargo countries.
For his part, Ibrahim al-Jaafari said that his country believes that dialogue is the best course of action in case of a disagreement, adding that Iraq is against isolating and besieging any other country. The conference reviewed ways of boosting bilateral relations and the reconstruction of Iraq post-Islamic State.
In June, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar and imposed a land, sea and air blockade after accusing it of supporting terrorism. Qatar has strongly denied the allegation.