Arab Quartet boycotts Qatar's hosting of 140th Assembly of IPU

Abu Dhabi - The last general assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was held in Geneva.

The Anti-Terror Quartet: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, has issued the following statement on Qatar's hosting of 140th Assembly of IPU.
The Arab Quartet has submitted a joint statement to the General Secretariat of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) during the 139th General Assembly held in Geneva, objecting Qatar's hosting of the 140th General Assembly of the IPU, which is scheduled to be held in Doha from 6th to 10th April.
The Quartet has announced boycotting of the meeting in case it is held in Doha, unless the State of Qatar responds to the demands of the four countries to cease its support for terrorism and stop intervention in internal affairs of countries of the region.
The Quartet has further stated that Qatar has not responded to the just demands of the four countries and has continued its supportive policy for extremism, terrorism and interference in the affairs of the countries of the region, "we emphasise our non-participation in the General Assembly's meeting referred to above," the statement concluded.

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