Qatar FM: List of Demands Meant to be Rejected

Qatar’s foreign minister said Doha will not meet any of the 13 demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, offering instead “a proper condition for a dialogue” to resolve the Gulf crisis. Al Jazeera reported that Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, speaking at the news conference in the Italian capital Rome on Saturday, said the list “was meant to be rejected”, pointing to the fact that it arrived with a 10-day expiration date. The list of demands includes downgrading ties with Iran, shutting down Al Jazeera media network and Turkish military base in Doha. Earlier Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of establishing the region with its support for terrorist groups.