JUST YESTERDAY, QATAR'S LEADERS
MET WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
JOINING ME NOW, HIS EXCELLENCY,
ABDULLAH BIN NASSER BIN KHALIFA
AL THANI.
WERE EXCELLENCY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A LOT GOING
ON IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD.
IF UNITED STATES WERE TO LAUNCH
MISSILES INTO SYRIA, QATAR
SUPPORT THAT?
>> FIRST OF ALL, LET US
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
SYRIA.
WE ARE SEEING EYE TO EYE, WE
NEED TO SEE ACTION FOR WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN SYRIA.
WHAT ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN, WE
ARE GOING TO SUPPORT IT WHICH IS
WHAT WE'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THE
LAST SEVEN YEARS.
>> Martha: TELL ME ABOUT THE
BLOCKADE THAT'S PUT IN PLACE
SINCE JUNE.
NOW THE LATEST DISCUSSION IS
POTENTIALLY DRAWING A LINE AND
CARVING QATAR INTO AN ISLAND BY
CUTTING YOU OFF EVEN MORE
DRAMATICALLY THAN YOU ARE RIGHT
NOW.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> FIRST OF ALL, LET US SAY THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS AGREEING THAT
THIS IS NEEDLESS AND IT NEEDS TO
END.
IT STARTED WITH OUT ANY REASONS.
THIS IS SHOWING IT IS NOT SOLID.
CUTTING OFF QATAR IS NOT THE
SOLUTION.
THEY FAILED TO COME TO THE
TABLE.
>> Martha: SOME OF THE THINGS
THEY HAVE MENTIONED IS THEY WANT
YOU TO BAN TO AND SUPPORT FOR
HAMAS.
ARE ANY OF THOSE THINGS THINGS
HE WOULD CONSIDER NEGOTIATING
WITH THEM ON?
I KNOW THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO
TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
ARE THOSE ISSUES THAT WOULD BE
NEGOTIABLE?
>> I HAVE NEVER SUPPORTED
TERRORISTS, NEVER EVEN TOLERATED
THE PEOPLE.
THOSE ACCUSATIONS HAVE BEEN
FALSE.
THEY ARE ACCUSING US OF
SUPPORTING THEM AND ARE ASKING
US.
>> Martha: IF NONE OF THOSE
ARE ISSUES, WHY ARE THEY ALL
BONDED AGAINST YOU?
>> THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVOKE
AND GET THEM INTO SUBMISSION TO
TAKE OVER WHICH WAS NEVER
ACCEPTED.
IN 2014, THEY WERE WITH THE
AMBASSADORS.
THIS YEAR, THE CRISIS HAS BEEN
CLEAR.
THE DIFFERENCES WE HAVE WITH OUR
POLICIES, THEY WANT TO BE UNDER
THEIR CONTROL.
WE'RE NOT WILLING TO SELL OUR
RESOURCES.
>> Martha: YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH IRAN HAS ALSO RAISED SOME
EYEBROWS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT
IS NEGOTIABLE OR IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD TO
CULTIVATE BECAUSE OF THIS
BLOCKADE?
>> THIS ACCUSATION IN ITSELF IS
IRONIC BECAUSE IF THEY ARE
ACCUSING QATAR OF HAVING SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH IRAN, HE'S
CONTROLLING 96%.
WE ARE SHARING WITH THEM MORE
THAN 20%.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN IS
ONE THAT WE ARE SITUATED NEXT TO
EACH OTHER, WE ARE MANAGING A
PARTNERSHIP WITH IRAN.
WE HAVE NO SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP,
WE HAVE DIFFERENCES AND
DISAGREEMENTS WITH THEM AND
THEIR INFLUENCE IN OUR REGION,
WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS
INFLUENCE IN SYRIA.
THE SAUDI CONFERENCE, HE JUST
MENTIONED THAT THE AMOUNT OF
CRIMES THAT HE IS COMMITTING.
