In Tit-For-Tat Qatar Closes Chad’s Embassy In Doha

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said that it is closing the embassy of the Republic of Chad in Doha in reaction to that country closing Qatar’s embassy in N’Djamena. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry that Chad’s diplomats and embassy staff have 72 hours to leave the country.

In a statement, the Qatar’s Foreign Ministry expressed its rejection and condemnation of the reasons contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad concerning the closure of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in N’Djamena.

Director of the Information Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi, voiced Qatar’s rejection of the allegations contained in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad saying that they are baseless.

According to the ambassador the timing of the decision of the Government of Chad closing the Embassy of the State of Qatar in N’Djamena, “clearly reveals that this decision comes within the campaign of political blackmail against the State of Qatar with the intention of joining the siege countries for very well known reasons.”