The State of Qatar said it was following closely and with concern media reports on the seizure of an arsenal of what was described as an "extreme right-wing group" in the Republic of Italy, where it was reported that a French-made Marta Joe-Joe was previously owned by the Qatari armed forces.
The State of Qatar is following closely and with concern media reports on the seizure of an arsenal of what has been described as an "extreme right-wing group" in the friendly Republic of Italy, where it was reported that a French-made Marta Jo-Joe was previously owned by the Qatari armed forces. Illustration: https://t.co/CXHpcowIda - Lolwah Alkhater (@Lolwah_Alkhater) July 16, 2019 |
"The Qatari authorities have launched an urgent investigation in cooperation with the relevant authorities in the friendly Republic of Italy and another friendly country that presented a Marta missile 25 years ago and the state has requested that it not be named at this time," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lulwa Al Khater said in a statement.
"The Marta Super 530 was sold by the State of Qatar in 1994 in a deal that included 40 Marta Super 530 missiles to a friendly country that would prefer not to be named at this stage of the investigation," the statement said.