Qatar has decided to withdraw its measures to ban the sale of UAE products in Qatari markets in an important concession to avoid the repercussions of a UAE case against Qatar at the World Trade Organization.
At a session of the WTO dispute settlement body yesterday to consider the UAE's request to proceed with the formation of an arbitral tribunal in Qatar's actions against UAE products and products, Qatar has withdrawn previous circulars issued last year by withdrawing products And partially abolished measures prohibiting the sale and purchase of goods exported from the United Arab Emirates.
This Qatari action is in recognition of Doha's erroneous policies, which contravene its international obligations, a situation that has become embarrassing for the international community. However, Qatar's partial concession does not go far enough and does not solve all the issues in the dispute. Country actions before the United Nations in its flagrant violations of WTO rules.
At this stage, the UAE will continue to move forward with the process of forming an arbitration panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review Qatar's misconduct.
Ambassador Abdullah Hamdan Al Naqbi, Director of the International Law Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that Qatar's acknowledgment of its previous violations and the day before the UAE raised the request for arbitration is a clear concession. "We seek full withdrawal of procedures and Doha's commitment to its WTO commitments."
He added that Qatar chose the method of legal complaints and we see today that this approach puts it in a defensive position did not calculate its repercussions.