The Foreign Ministers of the four Arab countries; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain issued a joint statement following their meeting in Cairo today on the Qatari crisis. Following is the text of the statement read by the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri: "The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Bahrain met in Cairo on Wednesday, the 5th of July 2017 to consult on the ongoing efforts to stop the State of Qatar's support for extremism and terrorism and its interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries and the threats against Arab national security and international peace and security due to Qatar's policies. "It was stressed that the position of the four countries is based on the importance of adherence to international conventions, charters and resolutions as well as the principles stipulated in the charters of the United Nations, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in addition to the conventions on combating international terrorism with emphasis on the following principles: 1. Commitment to combat extremism and terrorism in all its forms and to prevent their financing or the provision of safe havens. 2. Prohibiting all acts of incitement and all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify hatred and violence. 3 - Full commitment to Riyadh Agreement 2013 and the supplementary agreement and its executive mechanism for 2014 within the framework of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States. 4 - Commitment to all the outcomes of the Arab-Islamic-US Summit held in Riyadh in May 2017. 5. Refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of States and from supporting illegal entities. 6. The responsibility of all States of international community to confront all forms of extremism and terrorism as a threat to international peace and security.
