Demands leakage shows Qatar’s callousness, mediation failure

CAIRO – 23 June 2017: Leakage of the 13 Arab demands submitted to Qatar shows how deep the Arab-Qatari rift is, the UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said on Friday.

Qatar leaking demands/ concerns of its neighbors & Egypt either attempt to undermine serious mediation or yet another sign of callous policy

— د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) June 23, 2017

Gargash wrote on his official Twitter account that the leakage of the demands’ list by the Qatari side reflects the reconciliation meditation failure. “The leakage will further exasperate & prolong the Qatar crisis. Undermining serious diplomacy will lead to parting of ways,” Gargash noted.

The leakage will further exasperate & prolong the Qatar crisis. Undermining serious diplomacy will lead to parting of ways.

— د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) June 23, 2017

He demanded Qatar to reconsider seeking solutions via Tehran, Ankara, Beirut, western countries or media outlets. He stressed “the only option to restore trust is via Qatar’s neighbors and region.”

Qatar leaking demands/ concerns of its neighbors & Egypt either attempt to undermine serious mediation or yet another sign of callous policy

— د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) June 23, 2017

Gargash manifested that Arab nations cannot accept Qatar’s insistence on funding terrorism and providing media and political umbrella for extremism in the region. He described the demands’ leakage as a “callous” act by the Qatari administration.