Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have said they will not attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s meeting due to be held in Doha because Qatar has not changed the kind of behavior which made them sever ties two years ago.
The Arab quartet has submitted a joint statement to the General Secretariat of the IPU during the 139th General Assembly held in Geneva, objecting Qatar's hosting of the Union’s 140th General Assembly in Doha, it said in a statement.
The quartet said it will boycott the April 6-10 meeting because Qatar "has not responded to the just demands of the four countries and has continued its supportive policy for extremism, terrorism and interference in the affairs of the region's countries.”
