Qatari sheikh urges ruling family meeting

Qatari Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al Thani called on the people of Qatar to unite to "be the messengers of peace", Al Arabiya reported Sunday.

“To my family, the children, the businessmen, and all the people of Qatar. I invite you to meet to be messengers of wisdom and peace, and advocates for the uniting of the hearts," he tweeted Sunday night.

Al Thani requested a national meeting with him regarding a crisis in "which we can no longer remain silent", he said in a one-page statement released on Sunday.

The Qatari royal family member said the situation surrounding the crisis was "getting worse" and is "pushing us to a fate we do not want to reach".

Bin Ali also said that Saudi King Salman was keen on the safety of Qatar and its people. The Qatari sheikh has called on the people of Qatar to communicate with him and set a date for a national meeting later.

"I was hurt deeply while watching the situation getting worse, it has reached a point of direct incitement against the stability of the Gulf, interference in others' affairs, which pushes us to a destiny that we do not want, as what happened in countries that entered the adventure tunnel, and ended in chaos and destruction with scattered losses," al Thani wrote.

"According to the current situation; I call on the wise members of the family, and the prestigious Qatari people to sit in a brotherly, family and national meeting to discuss the crisis, and what we would be able to do in order to get everything back on track, and enforce the Gulf cooperation," he added.

"Brothers, I do not do this as a way of pretending or showing off, but I was optimistic when I saw the support and facilitation provided to my people, and found opened doors. I met the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz twice, in whom I found deep concern over Qatar and its people’s safety. It is also our responsibility not to remain silent in this crisis," the Qatari sheikh said.

He urged members of the country's ruling family to contact him to set a date and place for the meeting.

Source : Mena