Doha, March 02 (QNA) - HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, received two phone calls on Sunday from senior officials from Paraguay and Azerbaijan.
HE Al Muraikhi spoke with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay, Ruben Ramirez Lezcano and HE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Yalchin Rafiyev.
The talks reviewed the recent military escalation in the region and its serious repercussions for regional and international security, as well as ways to resolve disputes through peaceful means.
HE Al Muraikhi stressed that the targeting of Qatari territory with Iranian ballistic missiles constitutes a blatant violation of Qatar's national sovereignty, contradicts principles of good neighborliness, and cannot be justified under any circumstances.
He noted that Qatar has consistently sought to distance itself from regional conflicts and to facilitate dialogue between Iran and the international community, but that renewed attacks on its territory reflect a lack of good faith and threaten the foundations of bilateral understandings.
He also underscored the need for an immediate halt to any escalatory actions, a return to dialogue, the prioritization of reason and wisdom, and efforts to contain the crisis in a way that preserves regional security.
For their part, the Foreign Minister of Paraguay and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan expressed their countries' condemnation of the Iranian missile attack on Qatari territory, describing it as a clear violation of Qatar's sovereignty and airspace, as well as of international law and the United Nations Charter. (QNA)