Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Wednesday accused Qatar of protracting the regional diplomatic conflict and blocking its resolution over the past two years
DOHA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Wednesday accused Qatar of protracting the regional diplomatic conflict and blocking its resolution over the past two years.
"Two years have passed since Qatar rejected the solutions and expanded the problem. Doha claims welcoming mediation while closing all doors for its success. ... Stubbornness and loss of insight," Al Khalifa wrote on his Twitter.
Qatar has been under a diplomatic and economic blockade since last June, when the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, among others, cut off diplomatic relations and communication with Doha, accusing it of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.
The Qatari government repeatedly denied all the charges related to terrorism, saying that the campaign against the country was simply "based on lies." In January, Doha announced withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, saying the decision was not politically motivated.
On May 31, Saudi Arabia called an emergency Gulf and Arab League summits in Mecca, during which Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shook hands with Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani - a potential signal of easing the tensions.
