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His Excellency Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al
Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to
the United States
HE the Ambassador conducted interviews with CNN,
Al Jazeera, Financial Times, and The Daily Beast.
Talking to CNN on 6 June, he stated that “this act
of aggression against Qatar really has no basis” and
that “all these stories of Qatar financing terrorism are
fabricated”.
His comments featured in Financial Times on 9 June,
notably his affirmation that US President Donald Trump
will be “crucial” to resolving the current Qatar-GCC
diplomatic rift.
On 19 July he was interviewed by Richard Quest on CNN
International. He stated that Qatar has “demonstrated its
constructive approach” to resolving the Gulf dispute, so
it is now “up to the blockading countries” to come to the
table and negotiate.