Controversy Surrounds Qatar’s Departure from Arab Summit Meeting in Jeddah

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated pictures of the 32nd session of the Arab summit meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah, amid the controversy that sparked the Emiri Diwan’s statement about the departure of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, who came while delivering the heads and leaders of states Participate in the summit for their words.

The Qatari sheikha, Maryam Al Thani, commented on a tweet stating that the Emir of Qatar had left before Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began to deliver his speech, where she said: “Courage, chivalry, and adherence to principles that we rarely find in the rulers of this time. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani represents me and every free Muslim. Thank you, His Highness the Emir (Tamim bin Hamad).”

The Qatari Emiri Diwan said in a statement: “His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, left the city of Jeddah in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after heading his highness the country’s delegation participating in the work of the thirty-second regular session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the summit level.” .

The Court added: “His Highness Prince Al-Mufdi sent a telegram to each of his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in which His Highness expressed his His deep thanks and appreciation for the hospitality and generosity with which His Highness and the accompanying delegation were received during his participation in the work of the thirty-second regular session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the summit level.

And the Court continued in its statement on the Emir of Qatar: “His Highness wished that its results would contribute to strengthening joint Arab action for the benefit of the Arab peoples, asking God to grant the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince continued health and wellness, and to achieve more progress and prosperity for the Kingdom,” according to the statement.

The official Syrian News Agency (SANA) had stated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “shook hands with the Emir of Qatar” on the sidelines of their participation in the Arab summit, while no statement has yet been issued by the Qatari side on this, and CNN has not been able to independently confirm what “SANA” mentioned. “.