WASHINGTON: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir yesterday said there would be no negotiations over demands by top Arab states for Qatar to stop supporting terrorism.
Asked by reporters on a visit to Washington if the demands were non-negotiable, Jubeir said: “Yes.”
“We made our point, we took our steps and it’s up to the Qataris to amend their behaviour and once they do things will be worked out but if they don’t they will remain isolated,” Jubeir said.
If Qatar wanted to return to the GCC fold, “they know what they have to do,” he said.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a boycott on Qatar three weeks ago for backing militants – then issued an ultimatum, including demands it shut down a Turkish military base in Doha, shutting the Al Jazeera TV channel and curbing ties with Iran.