An official source at the Foreign Ministry said the latest statement confirms the insistence of the aforementioned countries in continuing their policy of making false accusations and promoting lies against the State of Qatar without taking the facts, legal considerations, brotherly ties, or the joint destiny of the region into account.
This comes at a time when the region is facing many challenges that all will pay a price for if they pursue a method of hostility and merging of fantasy with reality in order to create a sense of confusion and to avoid relying on common sense in resolving differences.
In light of the severity of the allegations and in order to clarify the facts for the public opinion, the Foreign Ministry stated the following:
International lists of designated terrorist groups are prepared by the UN Security Council in accordance with clear parameters that rely on Security Council resolutions related to counter-terrorism.
These lists are updated by a designated committee that includes specialists from UN-member countries, all of which were not consulted in preparing in the so-called terrorist list mentioned in the statement and linked to Qatar.
As if the four countries have proclaimed themselves a substitute for international legitimacy, and held Qatar to a field court.
The list mentioned in the statement included the names of Qatari charities that is widely-respected internationally and an illustrious record in the humanitarian field.
They enjoy a consultative status at the UN based on a recommendation made by Non-Governmental Organisations Committee of the UN Economic and Social Council, such as Qatar Charity.
The committee’s member countries are from all geographic groups and look into the records of the charities and their funding.
The committee follows strict mechanisms and standards that are not subject for appeal.
According to those standards, the committee awarded Qatar charity the consultative status.
The charity also has offices in many countries around the world, including the United Kingdom.
It is also a partner to many UN organisations, and so accusing it of terrorism is not merely an insult to charitable humanitarian work but is also a violation of international norms and standards.
The list also included the names of individuals and entities from other countries that have no ties to Qatar, but were listed for reasons related to the countries that released the statements.
The list also included the names of journalists whose work is to write and express their opinions, which reveals that the goal of that list was to terrorise and censor free speech adopted by international agreements.
The list did include names that were listed by the Security Council as terrorists or members of terrorist organisations. The Security Council’s list include detailed information and files on all individuals mentioned on its list.
Referring to those files, there was no connection between those names on the Security Council’s list and Qatar.
Needless to say, they do not reside in Qatar either which falsifies all the claims in the statement of the aforementioned countries.
UN praises Qatar Charity
The United Nations said it is bound only by the list of sanctions adopted by the organs of the UN and the Security Council.
This came in UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric response to a question about the list, made by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain, of so-called “terrorist organisations and entities” featuring the name of Qatar Charity.
Dujarric said that the UN has signed significant work with Qatar Charity in Yemen, Iraq and Syria and said that they are co-ordinating the aid work together.
The spokesman said that In principle, the UN relies solely on the list of sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council, and the UN is not obliged to take into account any lists other than that.”
Emphasising that the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs Co-ordination Office (OCHA) has developed strong co-operation and partnership with Qatar Charity over the years, Dujarric said that this co-operation is based on a common human principle, not a political one.
