Sabih: Qatar's Diplomacy Served the Entire Arab Nation

Cairo, January 22 (QNA) - Qatar's political role in support of the Palestinian cause is strong, significant and served the Palestinian issue for decades, Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Sabih said. Speaking in an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Sabih underlined that Qatar's powerful and successful diplomacy has served the entire Arab nation. He noted that Qatar's diplomacy still has an active and strong role in supporting the peace process. Doha enjoys a strong and excellent contacts with various actors in the international community, which serves as our cause. Qatar's presidency of the current session of the United Nations gave a clear impetus to any effort in support to the Palestinians, Sabih added. Sabih highlighted Qatar's financial support to the Palestinian cause, noted that Qatar has fulfilled all its financial obligations to the Palestinian issue, and even more by helping charities. Sabih underlined Qatar's remarkable role in all Arab decisions as it chairs the current session of the Arab League council, noting that Qatar's ambassadors were playing a big and important role in supporting the Palestinian cause everywhere The Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Affairs noted that there were regular meetings for the Arab peace initiative committee recently. He noted that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received three letters from US President Barack Obama urging him to return to the negotiating table. In one of the Arab initiative committee meetings, Sabih said, HE Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani was chairing the session in presence of the former Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa and other members. They sent a letter to President Obama giving four month notice to the United States to make new attempts to give a boost to the peace process and to start serious negotiations based on the international references. We want from the United States to shoulder its responsibilities. Unfortunately, we do not trust the current Israeli government, and the peace initiative committee was right and far-sighted in its approach to the negotiation process, Sabih said. (QNA)