Qatar’s prime minister: regional security needs respect for sovereignty, not cycles of escalation

Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, has warned that lasting security in the region cannot be built through repeated cycles of escalation and retaliation.

“Lasting security cannot be built through arrangements that leave every state vulnerable to insecurity,” he said.

According to him, the region needs a framework in which sovereignty is respected and no state can pose a threat to another.

“We have worked with our regional and international partners to keep channels of communication open and to reduce tensions,” he added, calling for trust to be built and the sources of tension to be addressed.