HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi received Fahmi Said Ibrahim, former justice minister of the Comoros Islands, in Doha yesterday. Ibrahim is on a visit to Qatar to express his rejection of the Comorian President’s unilateral decision to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar, in the wake of the current GCC crisis.
Ibrahim has previously served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, in charge for the Arab World. His recent post was Minister of Justice, in charge of Public Administration of Islamic Affairs and Human Rights (from 30 May 2016 until he quit his post on 19 July 2017).
The former minister said he quit the cabinet in protest against the unjustified stand of the President of Comoros towards Qatar.
Ibrahim, who recently quit his ministerial post in Comoros alongside two other ministers of the Juwa Party, has highly appreciated the role of Qatar in the development of his country.
Gulf Times spoke to Ibrahim about his views on the current Gulf crisis. The exclusive interview will be published on Sunday. Some of the highlights are:
l The decision of the Comorian president to sever ties with Qatar was never endorsed by the government or the people there.
l The people of Comoros have never heard about Qatar supporting extremism.
l Qatari organisations that have worked in Comoros have improved the lives of the people.
l The people of the island wanted to stage a rally in support of Qatar but the move was suppressed on the orders of the President.
l Haj should never be mixed with politics; Saudi Arabia should consider itself as the guardian of the holy places and guarantee safe and easy access to all Muslims.
l Differences between countries should be solved through talks based on the rule of law.
HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al- Rumaihi and Fahmi Said Ibrahim in Doha yesterday.
