Wednesday, March 05, 2014

CAIRO – The Arab League has voiced hope for resolving a political crisis between Qatar and both Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain following their recall of ambassadors from Doha.

“The Arab League is keen on maintaining Arab unity,” Assistant Secretary-General Ahmed Ben Helli told reporters on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors from Qatar over Doha’s perceived support for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

The three Gulf nations attributed the move to Qatar’s failure to abide by an agreement signed last November by Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which called on signatories to refrain from supporting any groups or individuals that “seek to endanger the security and stability of any GCC member state.”

The three nations went on to voice hope that Qatar would take “immediate steps” to address the issue and preempt any “rifts” that might occur between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member-states.

Qatar, for its part, regretted the recall, saying it was “surprised” at the move.

“The GCC is a major Arab achievement and is a main source of support for the Arab League,” Ben Helli said.

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