Qatar FM al-Thani calls for halt to normalization with Assad regime
"We hope that countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with the Assad regime," Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told a joint news conference in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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- Published Date: 06:48 | 12 November 2021
- Modified Date: 06:48 | 12 November 2021
Qatar's top diplomat voiced hope Friday for a halt to normalization with the Bashar al-Assad regime after his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates paid a visit to Damascus.
"We hope that countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with the Assad regime," Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told a joint news conference in Washington with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who reiterated US concerns about rehabilitating Assad.
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