(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Anadolu Agency
Istanbul: The recent disagreement between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is not of military concern but political, a Saudi envoy said yesterday.
In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency , Walid bin Abdulkarim Al Khuraiji, Saudi ambassador to Turkey, said: 'Our disagreement with Qatar has never been a military one but political and Qatar's sovereignty never been targeted at all.
He added that The principle of sovereign states protects Qatar and allow it to do politics. Al Khuraiji asserted that the severing of relations by Arab states did not mean a blockade on Qatar.
'Normally a blockade is subject to United Nations resolutions, yet severing relations is a sovereign right of each country to protect its national security. Look, there have been over hundreds flights from Turkey to Doha in order to transport Turkish produacts to Qatar.
'We care about Qatar and its people, we belong to each other. Sooner or later, this crisis will be sorted out and our relations will get back on track, he added. Gulf crisis erupted on June 5 when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen abruptly cut diplomatic relations with Qatar.
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