Qatar's Ambassador to Spain: Siege Wont Prevent Qatar from Developing Relation with the World
Madrid/ Information Office / August 08
HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain Mohammed bin Jaham Al Kuwari said that the unjust siege will not prevent the State of Qatar from developing its relations with the world.
In an interview with the Spanish news site (Hoy), HE the Qatari Ambassador underlined that the siege violates the international law and human rights, and that the United Nations has taken a clear position against the siege, which has no real basis or justification.
HE the Ambassador said that the real reason behind the siege is the intention to change Qatar's internal and foreign policy. "They want to control us . They do not want Qatar to be an open and tolerant country," he added.
The Ambassador noted that there are more than 150 different nationalities living together in Qatar, including 5 thousand Spanish working in important sectors such as infrastructure, education, sport and health.
The siege countries fabricated artificial accusations, which were not agreed by the United States and Europe and many Arab countries, HE the Ambassador reiterated, noting that Qatar has 11 international universities, and there are mosques and Christian churches.
The Ambassador expressed his hope for the development of relations with the Spanish region of Extremadura, which can provide much to the State of Qatar, especially in the field of agriculture and education. He also expressed Qatar's interest in investing in Spain, and called on the Head of the Government of Extremadura to visit Qatar with delegations of companies from the region to meet with Qatari officials and companies.
HE the Ambassador believed that the relations in the food sector could be better developed in view of the region's modern agricultural sector and extensive experience in this field, stressing keenness to cooperate with the Kingdom of Spain in a number of sectors, such as tourism in which Qatar is currently investing heavily.
The Ambassador said that Extremadura will hold a meeting with the participation of 22 ambassadors from Arab countries with diplomatic missions in Spain on October 9 to discuss development and investments, stressing that the Spanish economy is showing good growth and that it is a very important country in Europe.