Qatar calls for negotiations to reach a solution to Iranian nuke programme
Vienna
The State of Qatar has called for calm, de-escalation, maximum restraint, and continued negotiations to reach a diplomatic solution to the problems related to Iran's nuclear programme.
The State of Qatar noted that facts have proven that there is no alternative to dialogue and diplomacy to ensure peace and stability and spare the region and the world further disasters.
This came in a speech delivered by HE Jassim Yacoub Al Hammadi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar and its Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna, at the emergency meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna.
He called on the IAEA Director General to engage with the Iranian side to facilitate technical discussions and a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issues related to Iran.
He also reiterated the State of Qatar's strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli attack on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and its call on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibility to urgently halt these violations.
He affirmed the State of Qatar's rejection of the use of force outside the United Nations Charter, pointing out that Israel's claim that its attack on Iran is a preemptive act in self-defense has no legal basis, and that respect for the sovereignty of states and the prohibition of the use of force without authorization from the Security Council or in self-defense under Article (51) of the Charter are two binding rules in the United Nations Charter and international law. He continued: 'The international community, and the Security Council, in accordance with its mandate, must adhere to them strongly and prevent their violation, because that creates chaos in international relations and returns us to the law of the jungle.'
He pointed out that an armed attack on nuclear facilities subject to the Agency's safeguards system is a reprehensible act that could result in widespread harm to people and the environment and have serious repercussions for nuclear safety and security.
Al Hammadi commended the statement made by the Director General of the Agency, Mr Rafael Grossi, in his address to the Security Council session on June 13, and his confirmation of the resolutions of the Agency's General Conference that: 'Any armed attack or threat against nuclear facilities dedicated to peaceful purposes is a violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, international law, and the Statute of the Agency,' and that 'armed attacks on nuclear facilities could lead to the release of radiation with serious consequences within and beyond the borders of the targeted State.'
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