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QATAR LEADER MEETS WITH JEREMY CORBYN


QATAR’S RULER HOLDS TALKS WITH LEFT-WING OPPOSITION LEADER BEFORE MEETING
THERESA MAY FOR A WORKING LUNCH



The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speaks with British Prime Minister
Theresa May at the start of their meeting at 10 Downing Street(AP Photo/Matt
Dunham, Pool)

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Jul 25, 2018
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The British leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, is under fire after a
meeting with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which came just weeks after
taking high profile stands in refusing to meeting President Donald Trump and
Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

The meeting took place on Monday as Mr Corbyn's parliamentary party held a
meeting focused on the leadership's failure to adopt an international code on
anti-antisemitism. Prominent MPs include Dame Margaret Hodge were quoted by Sky
News condemning Mr Corbyn's failure to attend the meeting as is traditional at
the last gathering before the summer break.

Having chosen to buck diplomatic protocol and cite policy differences with
foreign leaders, there was no such objection lodged when the call came to meet
Qatar’s leader. Mr Corbyn is a self-professed ally of Qatari-backed groups
including Hamas and others that align broadly with Tehran.

> Didn’t see Jezza on a Trump-style protest against the Hamas-loving,
> Iran-backing, gay-persecuting, human rights-abusing Qatari Emir’s visit…he met
> him instead. https://t.co/r23oFRL6fD
> 
> — Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) July 25, 2018

The meeting took place during the Qatari leader’s two-day visit to London in
which he is attempting shore up international support against the international
boycott of Qatar.

Just as there was a curtain of silence over the emir’s talks in parliament and
business leaders, few details of the discussions were forthcoming.



“The two sides exchanged views on the latest regional and international
developments of mutual interest,” a statement from the Qatari News Agency said.

Mr Corby's office did not respond to a request for comment from The National
regarding whether or not he had challenged the Emir over accusations that the
state provides support for extremists and a haven for known terror leaders. The
party also made no comment on the substance of the discussions.

Earlier this year, Mr Corbyn refused to meet with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman

The Qatari leader then met with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday
afternoon, as a row over alleged anti-Qatar protestors escalated.

A government statement revealed that just half of a high profile £5 billion
investment pledge made in 2017 had so far been delivered by Doha. The prime
minster stressed the need for Gulf unity in the wake of the decision by the Arab
Quartet of countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain) to boycott Qatar
until it abandoned its ties to Islamists and withdrew its support for extremist
ideology.



___________

Read more

[ Fighter jet deadline missed as Qatar emir starts UK trip ]

[ Barclays back in UK prosecutors' sights over Qatari payments ]

[ Qatari Emir met by protests in London over terror support ]

___________

In the wake of press reports of new arms deals between Qatar and Russia, the
statement placed rare emphasis on Downing Streets call for a strong line against
Russian cross-border meddling. “They also discussed Russia, agreeing on the
importance of continuing to approach Russia from a position of strength and
unity,” it said. “They noted the particular importance of the international
community continuing to work together to stand firm against malign activity, and
to protect the global rules and norms.”

The visit triggered new allegations of dirty tricks directed by Qatar in support
of its diplomatic position. A PR firm registered at an address previously used
by Qatar-linked groups was reported to have placed an advert with a casting
agency to pay protestors to demonstrate against the leader outside Downing
Street. The Qatar linked address raised concerns the saga may be a “false flag”
operation, carried out to accrue support for the leader.



> HH the Amir met HE Leader of the British Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, at HH the
> Amir's residence in London. The two sides exchanged views on the latest
> regional and international developments of mutual interest
> pic.twitter.com/p74wcNzYPr
> 
> — Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) July 23, 2018



Alan Mendoza, executive director of conservative think tank The Henry Jackson
Society, was critical of the lack of response to the visit, tweeting “Hot on the
heels of the massive Trump protests in London, the Emir of Qatar is arriving
tomorrow.

“Why is there no indignation about his visit?”

But one Labour MP on the parliament's Qatar friendship group rejected the claims
of double standards by Mr Corbyn. "It is important that senior political figures
in opposition meet with important foreign leaders, to become better informed and
to discuss issues of mutual concern," Mike Gapes told The National.

Mr Corbyn has previously refered to Hamas as “friends”, and in 2009 called for
the group to be removed from Britain’s list of designated terrorist groups.

Qatar stands accused of backing Hamas, as well as other terror groups, and the
visit came as Mr Corbyn’s own Labour party is caught in a long-running crisis
regarding anti-Semitism.


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