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Gulf security cannot rely solely on the US and needs self-reliance, Qatar says

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said Gulf Arab states should develop greater security self-reliance while maintaining strategic ties with the United States and other partners.
  • Majed al-Ansari said the regional conflict had shown Gulf countries could defend themselves and were not an easy target.
  • He warned that agreements or mediation would only freeze the conflict unless the region developed genuine economic interdependence.

Gulf Arab states cannot leave their security entirely in the hands of international forces and their alliance with the United States, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said. Majed al-Ansari argued that the region’s “only way forward” was security self-reliance, even as he acknowledged the importance of its partners and allies.

In the Gulf, we have to realize that relying on international forces in the region and a strategic alliance with the United States is very important, but not sufficient.

· Majed al-AnsariQatar’s foreign ministry spokesman described the limits of relying on outside security partners.

Speaking at the third Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, Al-Ansari said international forces and the strategic US alliance remained important, but they were not enough. “In the Gulf, we have to realize that relying on international forces in the region and a strategic alliance with the United States is very important, but not sufficient,” he said.

He linked the call for greater self-reliance to the war with Iran, saying the conflict had demonstrated that Gulf countries could defend themselves. “This conflict has shown that we are capable of defending ourselves,” he said, adding that Arab states were not “an easy target for any enemy.”

Security self-reliance is the only way forward.

· Majed al-AnsariHe called on Gulf states to build their own security capacity.

Qatar hosts Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East and the headquarters of the US Central Command. Since the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran began, Tehran has responded with attacks on Gulf countries, including the base in Qatar and other sites in the country, particularly energy facilities.

This conflict has shown that we are capable of defending ourselves.

· Majed al-AnsariHe referred to the war with Iran as evidence of Gulf countries’ ability to defend themselves.

Qatar is also mediating in the war between the United States and Iran. Al-Ansari said any solution, agreement or mediation would achieve little beyond freezing the conflict unless the region established genuine economic dependence among its countries. After six months of war, the two sides remain deadlocked, a situation he fears could become a “new normal” rather than being treated as a temporary crisis.

Any solution, any agreement that is signed, any mediation that takes place will achieve nothing beyond freezing the conflict unless there is genuine economic dependence in the region.

· Majed al-AnsariHe argued that economic interdependence was necessary for a lasting regional solution.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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