Qatar calls UAE and Bahrain's normalization with Israel 'sovereign decision'
Qatar's foreign minister also stressed a "united front" of Arab states on the Israel-Palestine issue and discussed Qatar's relations with Israel.
Qatar's foreign minister said at a Monday forum that the Gulf state does not have a position on its neighbors the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalizing relations with Israel.
“The Emirati and the Bahraini decision, it’s their own sovereign decision to conduct a bilateral relationship, and we don’t interfere,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
Thani spoke at the virtual Global Security Forum, which is usually held annually in Doha. Qatar’s top diplomat reaffirmed at the forum the country’s support for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, and an end to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Although Thani called the Emirati and Bahraini normalization with Israel a “sovereign decision,” he also said that a “united front” of Arab states vis-a-vis Israel is preferable for the Palestinians.
