Geneva, Dhul-Hijjah 23, 1438 H., September 14, 2017, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain and Arab Republic of Egypt have together affirmed that the measures they have taken against Qatar are legitimate sovereign decisions, which never be considered as "blockade" by any means, but a boycott emanating from the harm caused by irresponsible Doha actions through its support, financing and harboring of terrorism elements. This came in a statement issued by the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Obeid Salem Al-Ziaabi, in Geneva on behalf of the quartet in response to the speech by the Qatari delegate during a panel discussion on the unilateral brutal measures and human rights held today during the current session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Refuting the claim by the representative of Qatar that the Qatari people have been harmed by what he called the "siege" enforced by the four countries, Al-Ziaabi questioned how can we assess statements made by senior officials in Qatar confirming that the Gulf country was not affected by diplomatic relations being severed and that, instead, life is orchestrating as normal as before. In our opinion, these contradictions adopted by Qatari policy decision-makers reflecting dualism of speech, explain that there are two tones of address in Qatar one addressomg the domestic public and the other refuting the international viewpoints aiming to unveil the real reasons behind the boycott, that's Qatar's support for terrorism and the finance of terror organizations, he stated. Ziaabi expressed regret that the Qatari delegation is putting forward this matter for the second time in the same day, which indicates that Qatar has no sincere intention to review and change its policies and positions in support of terrorism and extremism. -- SPA 00:40 LOCAL TIME 21:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w487867