DUBAI: Qatar has filed a complaint to the United Nations about an allegedviolation of its airspace in December by an Emirati military aircraft,state news agency QNA reported on Friday.
The United Arab Emirates is one of four Arab countries including SaudiArabia, Bahrain and Egypt that have imposed travel, diplomatic and tradesanctions on Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
Qatar has denied the charges.
The QNA report said Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations sent a messageto U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of theSecurity Council regarding the alleged violation, which it said occurred onDec. 21 at 9:45 a.m. local time and lasted one minute.
“HE Sheikha Alia (Ahmed bin Saif Al -Than) confirmed that the UAE planeentered the airspace of the State of Qatar without prior knowledge orapproval of the competent Qatari authorities,” QNA quoted the ambassador assaying.
“She considered that the incident was a flagrant violation of thesovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar, as well as aflagrant violation of the provisions of international law, conventions,charters and international norms.”
UAE officials were not immediately available to comment on the report.