DOHA – Qatar has no plans to normalize ties with Syria, the Gulf state’s foreign minister said, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office last week.
Qatar was among several regional states including Saudi Arabia that backed rebels in Syria’s decade-old civil war. Some like the United Arab Emirates have sought to normalize ties after Assad regained control of most of the country.
“There is no motivation for us to re-establish ties with the Syrian regime at this time,” told Al Araby television. “The Syrian regime is committing crimes against its people.”(Reuters)
