RIYADH (Reuters) - Qatar said on Sunday it has reservations about hardline statements on Iran made at emergency summits of Gulf and wider Arab states called by Saudi Arabia, becoming the second Arab country to reject the statement following Iraq. Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, said statements at the summits were not adopted using traditional procedures. "The statements condemned Iran but did not refer to a moderate policy to speak with Tehran," he said in remarks reported by Qatar's state-owned Al Jazeera television. "They adopted Washington policy towards Iran, rather than a policy that puts neighbourhood with Iran into consideration," he added. The embargo was imposed over allegations that Qatar supports terrorism and is aligning itself with regional foe Iran.

Source: The Star June 02, 2019 22:14 UTC