Abu Dhabi: The UAE has given its response to the United Nations, refuting allegations by Qatar that UAE military aircraft violated Qatari airspace.
Yaqoub Yousuf Al Hosani, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the UAE Permanent Mission to the UN in New York had delivered the country's response that refutes Qatari allegations contained in a memorandum to the UN Security Council concerning the alleged violation of its airspace by a UAE military aircraft.
In a statement, the Ministry condemned in the strongest terms Qatar's usual tactic of escalating tensions. The Ministry reiterated that the military aircraft was flying outside of Qatari airspace.
It denounced the current escalation by Qatar, and called upon the country to abide by international law and customs.
