MEPs voted almost unanimously on Thursday a text in which they ask “urgently the suspension of the access titles of Qataric interest representatives” in Parliament, during the duration of the survey.
MO12345LEMONDE With AFP
Will “Qatargate” turn to the diplomatic crisis? The measures of the European Parliament against Qatar, whose representatives could be prohibited from access to Parliament due to an alleged corruption case, will have a “negative impact” on relations with the emirate and the Global world supply, promised, Sunday, December 18, a Qatari diplomat.
The opening of an investigation relating in particular to the Greek MEP Eva Kaili, suspected of having been paid by Qatar to defend the interests of the country which currently hosts the World Cup, shaken the institution. Thursday in Strasbourg, the MEPs voted almost unanimously a text in which they “urgently the suspension of the access securities of Qataric interest representatives” during the survey. The decision goes to the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
“The decision to impose in Qatar such a discriminatory restriction, limiting dialogue and cooperation before the end of the legal proceedings, will have a negative effect on regional and global security cooperation, as well as discussions In progress on global rarity and security, “warns a Qatari diplomat in a statement released on Sunday.
doha, who “firmly rejects” the accusations against him, regrets “the judgments based on inaccurate information revealed by leaks”, he continues, deploring that criticisms aim “exclusively” his country, while others are implicated. The rich gas state has denounced the lack of cooperation of the Belgian government of which it is a “close” partner and “an important supplier” of liquefied natural gas.