House endorses steps taken against Qatar

Manama : The recent measures taken by Bahrain and several other countries to sever ties with Qatar yesterday received support from the Parliament.

The House of Representatives endorsed its support to measures taken by the government to ensure local and regional security. In a joint statement issued here yesterday, the council emphasised on maintaining the country’s security and stability and protecting them the highest priority. “The Council considers the decision to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar was the result of the insistence of the Qatari side on the continuation its policies to interfere in the internal affairs of Bahrain, escalation and incitement of the media against the Kingdom and supporting terrorist groups and activities. It was also proven that Qatar had funded the activities of the groups associated with Iran. This contradicts with all international norms and conventions, and is against the constants, values and traditions in the GCC and the Arab world,” the statement read.

“The Council hopes that the Qatari leadership will understand the reality  and the dangers facing the Kingdom, requiring the adoption of these measures,” the MPs mentioned in their statement.The statement underlined the strong ties between the people of both countries. The MPs called on the authorities in Qatar to “review the policies and positions that have led to this situation and abandon them as soon as possible in order to remove all the reasons that led to this crisis”.