Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Saudi-led ultimatum on Qatar ‘against international law’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Qatar's dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating crisis

AFP
Published25 Jun 2017, 03:44 PM IST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Bloomberg
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Bloomberg

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday welcomed Qatar’s dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating crisis and said the ultimatum was “against international law.”

“We welcome (Qatar’s position) because we consider the 13-point list against international law,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency.

Qatar on Saturday denounced the ultimatum as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate’s sovereignty.

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