Her Excellency Lulwah Al Khater, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
stated that Qatar has no intention to escalate the crisis with United Arab Emirates, although it is also important for the country to resort to legal means and lift the harm inflicted on its citizens affected by the procedures taken by the UAE against them.
Al Khater made the remarks during an interview with Turkey’s Anadolu Agency in Doha, where she touched on the complaint submitted by the State of Qatar against the UAE in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as reported by The Peninsula.
She added that the UAE has not engaged with Qatar in any diplomatic negotiations regarding this complaint.
The Spokesperson pointed out that Doha has worked towards finding diplomatic solutions, however, they have not been fruitful, therefore it has decided to move in a parallel legal direction but remains open to the diplomatic route.
Al Khater said Qatar filed the complaint under two frameworks - first under the request of temporary measures to lift the harm on those affected even if only temporarily, in addition to putting on hold the ban on allowing Qatari citizens to enter the UAE.
Second framework is a lengthy litigation course which may take several years which means regardless of the court’s temporary decision and judgment on the matter, it will not affect the long-term litigation and final judgment, she cited.
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