Denouncing reports of threats of military action by Saudi Arabia over Doha's plans to acquire the Russian-made S-400 air defence system, the Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that the country’s decision to buy weapons is a ‘sovereign’ one.
The Foreign Minister pointed out that no country has anything to do with the decisions that Qatar makes.
Earlier, Saudi King Salman addressed a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing his ‘huge concern’ on Qatar’s decision to buy Russian-made S-400 air defence system, as reported by French daily Le Monde.
Further, the Saudi King even who asked the French President to increase pressure on Qatar, citing his worry about the consequences of Doha's acquisition of the mobile surface-to-air missile system, that would supposedly threaten Saudi security interests.
Meanwhile, Al Thani maintained that Qatar is seeking formal confirmation of the reported threat from the French government.
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