Qatar Stronger Than Ever a Year After Blockade, Minister Says
- Economy was targeted but has grown ‘exponentially’: Al-Attiyah
- Claim comes two days before anniversary of Gulf dispute
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A year after Qatar’s neighbors imposed a blockade over its alleged involvement in sponsoring terrorism, Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah said the small, gas-rich Gulf state has emerged stronger than it was before.
Speaking Sunday to the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore, Al-Attiyah said the blockade had aimed to weaken Qatar’s economy and position in the world, but had failed. “In the year since the blockade was imposed our production of national product, including medicine and food have grown exponentially,” he said.