DOHA, (PIC)
The spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Al-Ansari, reiterated that no Qatari decision was made to close the Hamas Movement’s office in Doha, saying “this did not happen and if such a decision was made, it would be officially issued.”
Al-Ansari said, in a press statement on Tuesday, “Any decision to close down the office is a decision “that you will hear about from us directly and shouldn’t be part of media speculation.”
“The representatives of Hamas are welcome in Qatar and when traveling if they want, and the office has no job until it has a role in the negotiations,” he added.
“We coordinate with our partners in Türkiye with regard to the issues of Gaza and Lebanon … and Hamas leaders easily move.”
Al-Ansari explained that Qatar decided to suspend its mediation in the negotiations on Gaza “as a result of the lack of seriousness of the parties,” noting that the decision is still in place. He pointed out that the suspension of negotiations “does not mean that the efforts to reduce the escalation have stopped.”
In the same context, Reuters quoted a Turkish diplomatic source, as saying that what is being reported about the transfer of the political bureau of Hamas to Türkiye “does not reflect the truth,” telling the Turkish Anadolu Agency, that members of the Movement visit the country from time to time.
Qatar, which is hosting the Movement’s office confirmed earlier, that recent reports on Doha asking Hamas to leave the country are “inaccurate”.
The Times of Israel has claimed that senior members of the Hamas leadership abroad left Qatar last week to Türkiye.
