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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 Qatari firms may Messi with iinvestn in Venezuela's Barcelona energy sector until 2021 Thursday 6 July 2017 | 12 Shawwal 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7214 | 2 Riyals Turkey and Qatar to protect its people: FM Qatar share same values: Agencies Erdogan "Whatever measures inister of Foreign they are going to take, PRESI- Affairs H E Sheikh there is an international DENT Mohammed bin Recep Abdulrahman Al law which everyone Tayyip Thani said yester- should respect. We took Erdogan Mday Qatar will do ‘whatever it the first shock, and we yester- takes to protect our people’, and day are ready to move ahead Gulf states that have imposed a reaf- blockade on Doha of trying to with our people. We are firmed undermine his nation's going to do whatever Turkey’s sovereignty. it takes to protect our support for Qatar in its dis- He told the Chatham House pute with four other Arab think tank in London that "Qatar person, which is normal states, saying their continues to call for dialogue". for any country." demands against the Gulf "We welcome any serious nation were efforts to resolve our differences unacceptable. with our neighbours," he said, said Doha has done its part, and “When it comes to this adding: "We don't accept interven- it is now the turn of Saudi Ara- list of 13 items ... it’s not tion in our own affairs. I think if bia and its allies to respond. acceptable under any cir- we are not going to have a proper "They are the aggressors, and cumstances,” Erdogan said dialogue which will get us to a they are the countries which in an interview with solution...we are setting a prece- launched an attack on Qatar by France 24 television. dent for the future which might imposing all these measures," he Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks during a Chatham Some of the terms be a challenge for other countries said. "So I should expect from House think tank in London, yesterday. were tantamount to “strip- in different regions," he added. them to take the first step in ping” Qatar of its He accused Saudi Arabia and engagement. are going to do whatever it takes Emirates and Egypt in cutting international laws and regula- statehood, he added. “We its regional allies of "demanding "Whatever measures they to protect our person, which is diplomatic and transport links a tions, despite the separation of remain loyal to our agree- that we must surrender our sov- are going to take, there is an normal for any country." month ago "were clearly 12,000 families, despite the siege ment with Qatar. If it ereignty as the price for ending international law which every- Sheikh Mohammed bin designed to create anti-Qatar that is a clear aggression and an requests us to leave, we the siege". one should respect. We took the Abdulrahman Al Thani said sentiment in the west". insult to all international trea- will not stay where we are Without divulging the details first shock, and we are ready to charges cited by Saudi Arabia, "Qatar continues to call for ties, bodies and jurisdictions," not wanted,” he said. of Qatar's response, the Minister move ahead with our people. We Bahrain, the United Arab dialogue despite the violation of added the Minister. Erdogan was quoted as saying in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit published yesterday UK supports Kuwait's that "what is being done efforts to defuse tensions Blockade countries stuck between with Qatar runs counter to international law." UK FOREIGN SECRETARY Boris Johnson con- He said the demand for firmed his country's full support to Kuwait's siege and rejection of dialogue the Turkish base to be role to defuse tensions in the Gulf region, Kuwait closed shows "a lack of News Agency (KUNA) reported. This came in a respect towards us and meeting held in London between the UK For- Agencies Shoukry said, reading out a joint state- solution to the crisis, Kuna said. Qatar" and added that "the eign Secretary and Kuwait's Deputy Foreign ment after the meeting. The UN meanwhile said its under- Americans are also there, Minister Khaled Al Jarallah. he Saudi-led Arab countries are "The political and economic boy- secretary general for political affairs, with 9,000 soldiers, and so stuck between siege and rejection cott will continue until Qatar changes its Jeffrey Feltman, was in Kuwait for talks are the French." Report blames Saudi of Tof dialogue which was clearly vis- policies for the better," Saudi Foreign Min- on ending the dispute. He asks: "Why are the ible from the outcome their meeting ister Adel Al Jubeir told a news conference. Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Min- Saudis disturbed by us and promoting extremism held in Cairo, yesterday. The foreign The four foreign ministers said they would ister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah not by that? This is unac- ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bah- next meet in the Bahraini capital Man- Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah met yester- ceptable." Erdogan also SAUDI ARABIA is the chief foreign promoter rain and the United Arab Emirates, after ama though gave no date. day with the visiting German Foreign criticised a demand for the of Islamist extremism in the UK, a report has their meeting, refrained from announc- In a related development, US Pres- Minister Sigmar Gabriel. closure of broadcaster Al warned. The report by Henry Jackson Soci- ing further sanctions on Qatar and said ident Donald Trump spoke to Egyptian The foreign minister lauded Ger- Jazeera, saying Ankara "will ety, a thinktank, run by controversial the boycott would continue. counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to urge many's support of Kuwait's mediation support Qatar in every way, journalist and political commentator Doug- "The response the four states got all parties "to negotiate construc- in resolving the regional crisis. For his because we share the same las Murray called for a public inquiry in Saudi was overall negative and lacked any tively". US Secretary of State Rex part Gabriel reiterated his country's values, have good relations Arabia’s connections with UK based extrem- content. We find it did not provide a Tillerson spoke with the Emir of support of Kuwait, while urging and we cannot be silent ism, according toThe Independent. basis for Qatar to retreat from its poli- Kuwait and stressed Washington's restraint in order to reach a solution that about the injustice." cies," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh ‘support’ for his efforts to mediate a satisfies all parties. → See also page 6 UN chief sends envoy Ministry: Health sector NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent UN political chief Jeffrey Felt- not affected by siege man to the Gulf to discuss how the United Nations might work with regional partners to The Peninsula resolve the crisis between Qatar and four Arab nations. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric THE MINISTRY of Public Health (MoPH) yester- told reporters that Feltman has already been day assured that all services provided by the health to the United Arab Emirates — one of the four sector will not be affected by the siege imposed Arab nations — and was in Kuwait, which is on the country. The Ministry has the potential to trying to mediate the conflict, yesterday. sustain health services and deliver them at the Dujarric says Feltman will be travelling to same quality, Hamad Jassim Al Hamar, the Direc- Doha. tor of the Public Relations and communications at the MoPH said in a statement. Haniyah praises Qatar “The State of Qatar, under the wise leadership of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al GAZA: Leader of Hamas political bureau Thani, considers the wellbeing of the people as a Ismail Haniyah has praised the support top priority and provides all necessary resources extended by Qatar to the Gaza Strip as well to deliver advanced health services in accordance as the role of its support in the life of Gazans with the best international standards,” he said. under the siege imposed on them. Haniyah “The Ministry always takes precautions to pro- highlighted Qatar's support for Gaza while vide all medical supplies, medicines and required delivering a speech to outline Hamas's top necessities to provide a high quality health serv- priorities in the next stage. Haniyah put for- ices under different conditions,” he added. ward a new initiative to formulate a clear and MoPH will continue to implement all health unified political programme based on com- projects that aim to maintain sustainable devel- monalities and based on the goals, rights and People hold a banner reading "We Stand With Qatar" to show their support to Qatar ahead of opment of health services and increase the aspirations of the Palestinian people. Foreign Minister H E Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani's visit to London, yesterday. potential and capabilities of the health sector. 02 HOME THURSDAY 6 JULY 2017 Minister attends Rome meet Emir greets Solidarity for President of Venezuela EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin leadership Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on the anniversary of his country's grows stronger Independence Day. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Sanaullah Ataullah Minister and Interior Minis- The Peninsula The blockade has ter H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani he show of solidarity failed to affect also sent similar cables.

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