Doha, March 02 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Sunday a phone call from HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Tom Berendsen.
The call discussed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its serious repercussions on regional and international security and stability, as well as ways to resolve all disputes through peaceful means.
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that targeting Qatari territory with Iranian ballistic missiles constitutes a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty, contradicts the principles of good neighborliness, and cannot be accepted under any justification or pretext.
In this context, he pointed out that the State of Qatar has always been keen to distance itself from regional conflicts and has sought to facilitate dialogue between the Iranian side and the international community. However, he added, the renewed targeting of its territory does not reflect good faith and threatens the foundation of understandings upon which bilateral relations between the two countries were built.
His Excellency also emphasized the need for an immediate halt to any escalatory actions, a return to the negotiating table, prioritizing reason and wisdom, and working to contain the crisis in a way that preserves the security of the region.
In turn, HE the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs voiced the Netherlands' condemnation of the Iranian missile attack on Qatari territory, considering it a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the Charter of the United Nations. (QNA)