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Qatar informs the UN Security Council and the United Nations of Bahraini fighters infiltrating its regional airspace, which Doha deemed a violation of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and security.
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Qatar considered that the violation of its airspace by combatants violated its sovereignty, territorial integrity and security
Qatar announced today, Thursday, that the Bahraini fighters have penetrated the airspace over Qatar’s territorial waters.
The Qatari news agency “Qena” published a statement saying that “the State of Qatar informs the UN Security Council and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, of the air rapes committed by 4 Bahraini space fighters air from Qatar yesterday, Wednesday December 9 “.
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Qatari Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
The statement added: “Qatari Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, sent a letter to Ambassador Jerry Matjela, Permanent Representative of South Africa and President of the Security Council this month. , and Guterres, which included an official notification from the Government of the State of Qatar Bahrain military aircraft entered Qatari airspace over Qatari territorial waters.
The message from the Qatari ambassador expressed “Qatar’s strong condemnation of these violations as a violation of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and security,” noting that these violations “are in flagrant contradiction with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s obligations under the law. international”.
The message said that “these violations are an escalation that increases tension in the region, which Bahrain contributed to increase through its participation in the unjust blockade and the unjust, illegal and unjustified measures against the State of Qatar.”
He noted that “these violations are not the first committed by Bahrain military aircraft over the airspace of the State of Qatar”, and stressed that the repetition of these incidents indicates “the disregard for international obligations by the Kingdom of Bahrain that is not they can tolerate. “
Doha called on Bahrain to refrain from these “irresponsible and provocative acts and to comply with the Charter of the United Nations, international law, international agreements and the provisions of the International Court of Justice.”
The State of Qatar informs the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General on the air violations committed by four Bahraini fighter jets that entered Qatari airspace on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.#Qenahttps://t.co/WYLTGlUiqK pic.twitter.com/usUkQQgBgL
– Qatar News Agency (@QatarNewsAgency) Dec 24, 2020
Qatar’s statement comes a few days after the outbreak of tension between Bahrain and Qatar, after the Qatari coast guard detained Bahraini fishermen and sailors, what the Interior of Bahrain deemed “arbitrary and aggressive measures.”
Bahrain’s Interior Minister, Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, said: “The arrests were aggressive and degrading, and they are matters that we do not consent to to citizens and will not allow.” “.
On Wednesday, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani called from Moscow for “dialogue between the Gulf states and Iran”, welcoming any “initiative to stabilize the region.”
Al-Thani said: “We share with us the Russian side that Qatar sees the security of the Gulf as a priority and that the escalation does not benefit either side.”
He added: “We assure the Russian side that Qatar views the Gulf crisis as a priority and that escalation is not in the interest of either party. The talks to resolve the Gulf crisis were only with Saudi Arabia in its capacity as representative of other countries “.
At the same time, talks are underway to end the Gulf crisis with Qatar, as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt cut off their relations with Qatar on June 5, 2017 and accused it of sponsoring terrorism, which Qatar denied.
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