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Geneva:The Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva, H E Ambassador Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, stressed that countries that practise intellectual terrorism against their citizens and even deny the rights to express any opinion contrary to their policies must consider their records and rectify their situation instead of wrongfully blaming others.
In response to the allegations of the joint statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Emirates on behalf of the siege countries commenting on Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani's speech at Human Rights Council, Ambassador Al Mansouri said that the State of Qatar has made sure to inform the facts to the Council on the violations resulting from the unilateral coercive measures taken by the siege countries against the State of Qatar in order to enable the Council to carry out its duty through its relevant mechanisms to put an end to these violations and hold accountable those responsible for these violations.
Ambassador Al Mansouri explained that the State of Qatar has dealt with the Gulf crisis professionally and efficiently and with deliberate political and diplomatic steps that have won the respect and support of many countries and international organizations which rejected the continuous violations of the siege countries against the State of Qatar, its citizens and residents for more than three months.
The Permanent Representative pointed out that since the beginning of the crisis, the State of Qatar has affirmed that dialogue is the only way to resolve it.
Therefore, Qatar welcomed the mediation of the sisterly State of Kuwait and stressed the need to resolve the crisis within the framework of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Ambassador Al Mansouri said, adding that the State of Qatar still adheres to dialogue as the only way to overcome this crisis.
Ambassador Al Mansouri stressed that the State of Qatar does not need to defend its record in the fight against terrorism, pointing out that Qatar's efforts in this regard are visible in all relevant forums and committees.
The speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs was intended to refer to the importance of not invoking the fight against terrorism under false pretences that are not based on evidence or logic in order to impose the guardianship, siege and to influence the political independence and the sovereignty of States, in addition to committing widespread violations of human rights in the name of counter-terrorism.
He said that the siege countries failed to provide any real evidence based on solid foundations for their allegations that the State of Qatar supports terrorism, and failed as well to provide legal justifications and arguments for their coercive measures which are a 'collective punishment in flagrant violation of relevant international laws and treaties.
The Permanent Representative stressed that the Gulf crisis revealed the nature of the current regimes in the siege countries imposing of their repression of fundamental freedoms, destruction of societies by promoting incitement and hatred, punishment of peoples for their sympathy and escalation of conflicts, as well as their blacklisting of anyone who contravenes them, noting that these lists have no legal value and has been rejected by the international community.
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