Vienna: Qatar has called for de-escalation, cessation of escalation, the exercise of maximum restraint, and the continuation of negotiation rounds to reach a diplomatic solution for the issues related to the Iranian nuclear program. It noted that events have proven there is no alternative to dialogue and diplomacy to ensure peace and stability and spare the region and the world further catastrophes.
This came in the statement of Qatar delivered by H E Jassim Yaqoub Al-Hammadi, Ambassador of Qatar and its Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, before the emergency meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna.
He called on the Director-General of the Agency to communicate with the Iranian side to facilitate technical discussions and a diplomatic solution to nuclear issues related to Iran. He also reiterated Qatar’s strong condemnation and utmost denunciation of the Israeli attack on the territory of Iran, and its call for the international community to bear its legal and moral responsibility to urgently stop these violations.
The Ambassador emphasised Qatar’s rejection of the use of force outside the United Nations Charter, noting that Israel’s claim that its attack on Iran is a preemptive act of self-defence has no legal basis.
He pointed out that an armed attack on nuclear facilities subject to the Agency’s safeguards system is a condemned act that could result in widespread damage to people and the environment and has serious implications for nuclear safety and security.
