Qatar – rightly- rejected all the accusations levelled against it and refused to give in to the baseless demands fronted by the blockade countries. It agreed to and declared support for the Kuwait initiative of dialogue and solving issues amicably. All accusations levelled against Qatar are baseless, and the demand to shut down Al Jazeera is unjustified. Interference with the media is a clear violation of the freedom of speech, which Qatar is committed to upholding.
Qatar has never and will never support any form of violence, be it based on religion, ethnicity or race. We stand for peace, respect and sanctity of human life. Qatar stands for respect for property, peaceful coexistence and dialogue. The state has played a pivotal role in solving the Darfur crisis; it deployed a peacekeeping mission to the disputed border of Eritrea and Djibouti. It also extended a hand to the people of the Republic of Somalia in their peace, reconciliation and reconstruction efforts. Qatar’s foreign policy is based on respect and noninterference with other countries' sovereignty and internal affairs.
The four blockading countries tried to lobby other nations to join them in their illegal blockade but the free world refused to be dragged into this lowly and undiplomatic move defined by illegalities and violation of human rights. Some countries that joined the four in cutting ties with Qatar have since restored their diplomatic relations with Doha after objectively analysing the issue.
We extend our gratitude to our friends (countries/nations/organisations) who stood with us in the trying moments, who called for sanity and respect to International law; more so when the world space, regulated by the ICAO, was illegally shut off for our national airlines. In the face of the propaganda, diplomatic pressure and threats, the free world chose to stand with the truth and justice and shunned the selfish demands from the four countries.
Kenya and Qatar enjoy deep and warm relations. Kenya's President visited Qatar in April 2014 and His Highness the Emir reciprocated the visit in April 2017. The two countries have signed several agreements on education, economy and culture. I take this opportunity to thank the government and the people of Kenya for standing with the truth. May God bless Kenya, its government and people. Ahsanteni
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