Qatar yesterday ordered the embassy of Chad be closed and gave its diplomats 72 hours to leave Director of the Information Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Ambassador Ahmed bin Saeed al-Rumaihi accused Chad of joining a “campaign of blackmail” with its decision to shutter the Qatari embassy.
He said the timing of the decision of the government of Chad in closing Qatar’s embassy in N’Djamena clearly reveals the decision was part of the campaign of political blackmail against Qatar with the intention of joining the siege countries for well-known reasons.
Chad said on Wednesday it was giving Qatari diplomats 10 days to leave the country.
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