US-Qatar Counter Terrorism Agreement 'Not Enough' for Saudis

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US-Qatar Counter Terrorism Agreement 'Not Enough' for Saudis
Published July 12th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) speaks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AFP)

The four Arab states leading the boycott of Qatar said on Tuesday that a counter-terrorism agreement signed between Doha and Washington was not sufficient and that their sanctions would remain in place until it meets their demands.

The United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Tuesday aimed at combatting the financing of terrorism, as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Doha to try to end a month-long rift between Western-allied Arab states.

In a joint statement released in their state media, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt said they appreciated US efforts in fighting terrorism, and that the agreement was as a result of "repeated pressures and demands of the four countries and their partners over the past years to stop supporting terrorism".

But they added it was "not enough" and called for "strict controls to verify [Qatar's] seriousness in returning to the normal and right path".

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