HH The Amir: I Will Walk 10,000 Miles Towards Reconciliation If the Brothers Would Walk One Meter

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has reiterated full readiness for solving the Gulf crisis through dialogue and in respect of sovereignty, which is a red line that should not be compromised. HH The Amir, further stressed his support for the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump to a meeting at Camp David for holding dialogue with the brothers to end the crisis within his commitment to find a solution to it.

In an interview with the Charlie Rose host of '60 Minutes' on CBS TV channel, which was broadcasted Monday dawn, HH The Amir expressed willingness to walks 10 thousand miles toward the brothers, if they walk one meters toward reconciliation. His Highness said that he was "shocked" by the siege decision which was not preceded by any remarks during His Highness's participation, a few weeks before that, with the leaders of the siege countries in the presence of the US President in Riyadh meeting to discuss the issue of terrorism and its finance.

HH The Amir denied the charge of terrorism for the State of Qatar, adding that the only reason for the siege is that the siege countries Do not like Qatar's independence and its support for the freedom and dignity of the peoples and for freedom of speech in the region. His Highness went on saying that Al Jazeera will not be shut down, adding that history will write one day in 50, 60 or 70 years how it changed the whole idea of free speech in the region.

His Highness explained that the siege countries want to change the regime in Qatar, as they tried to do that before in 1996, with the view of having Qatar following them, not an independent country.

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned that any attempt of military act will lead to chaos throughout the region, adding that HE President Trump assured him that his allies in the region would not be allowed to fight. HH The Amir further stressed that the siege countries have underestimated the Qatari people's ability to face the siege. His Highness expressed pride in his people, pointing out that Qatar has become stronger, and that Qatar after June 5 is different from Qatar before this date, affirming his pride in Qatar's history.

Responding to a question about Qatar's relation with Iran, HH The Amir Said: "Iran is our neighbor. And we have more differences in our foreign policies with Iran, than the siege countries do. But when those countries, our brothers, blocked everything, blocked medicine, blocked food, the only way for us to provide food and medicine for our people was through Iran."

On the presence of a Taliban office in Doha, HH The Amir explained that the office was opened at a request from the US in order to start a dialogue with the movement in Qatar.