The four Arab countries [Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain] that recently declared a diplomatic boycott with Qatar released a joint statement on Monday in response to leaked documents of a previous diplomatic agreement signed with Qatar in 2013. Moreover, the 2013 agreement documents, leaked by the US based media outlet CNN, included that Qatar must suspend funding to militant groups in Yemen, that represent a danger against the interests of Arab Gulf countries. Through the released joint statement, the four Arab countries said that the leaked documents show that Qatar has a history of escaping fulfilling its commitments. “The Four Arab countries which are Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain stresses that the 13 demands they asked Qatar to carry out recently are considered similar to the 2013 to the points Qatar showed previously obligation to follow, ” the four Arab countries’ statement read. In the leaked 2013 agreement between Qatar and Arab Gulf countries, Qatar showed their obligation to suspend interfering in any Arab Gulf’s country internal affairs or providing safe shelter for opposition figures who seek destroying political regimes in these countries.

Source: Egypt Independent July 11, 2017 12:33 UTC