Russia downgrades relations with Qatar over attack on ambassador

[Soldat_Amir]

Russia will downgrade its diplomatic relations with Qatar following an attack on the Russian ambassador by customs officers at Doha airport, the Foreign Ministry said on its website on Monday.

Airport security and customs officials beat up Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko and two other Russian diplomats on November 29 in an attempt to seize the diplomatic dispatch the ambassador was carrying on a return trip from Jordan.

The Qatari officials reportedly tried to X-ray the diplomatic mail despite a bilateral agreement allowing diplomats from both countries to carry diplomatic bags through customs without any inspection under the 1961 Vienna Convention.

The Russian Foreign Ministry sent a protest note to Qatari authorities on November 30, demanding “an immediate and full investigation into the incident, the strict punishment of the culprits and the prevention of similar incidents in the future.”

There has been no official response from Qatar so far.

An anonymous diplomatic source earlier told RIA Novosti that the incident had been most likely provoked by Russia’s position on the Syrian crisis, which many Qatari analysts believe advocates the Syrian government of Bashar Al Assad.

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20111205/169361690.html

[al-arab]

Good thing.

To hell with communism, it's slaves and it's influence. Let them take the Kafir Assad with them!

[KhyberKhan]

who cares about vodka slurrping fat russians anyway?

[Talal]

russians aren't that far off, believe me these arab idiots treat everyone like crap at their airports

[KhyberKhan]

The ones at dubai international are the worst.

Especially how they make women raise their hands as they walk through a metal detector.

Disgusting pervs.

[abassinafghan]

well al arab , i just guess who they would treat the pious and mumineen capitalist american embassy members ? i guess thats a different story ?

but its comon among the gulf arabs , most of them are respectless and stupid ,especially the richer ones , rich people are in general rude , but they are over top unpolite .

but al arab , dont get it , to beat up a diplomat is quiet a heavy act , those people are untouchable .

[Karachi]

Good thing.

To hell with communism, it's slaves and it's influence. Let them take the Kafir Assad with them!

Really no difference between Assad and other arab leaders including Saudi leaders, who are probably worse then Assad

[Levanaye Zalmaye]

Good thing.

To hell with communism, it's slaves and it's influence. Let them take the Kafir Assad with them!

Russia is Communist?

By the way, diplomats and their luggage (the diplomatic bag) are exempt from any sort of checking, especially x-ray and electronic checking. Qatar, despite being a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, was behaving like an angry camel. Or maybe they were just taking orders from the Americans, who have been the traditional master of the Arab peoples for the last hundred years or so.

[Soldat_Amir]

Al Arab thinks Russia is still communist that's just enough to make you laugh.

I guess you never heard of United Russia Party?

[al-arab]

Al Arab thinks Russia is still communist that's just enough to make you laugh.

I guess you never heard of United Russia Party?

Of course they are still communists. But know not "officially" anymore.

Since you apparently speek Russian, is a communist and Russia lover you would know how Putin (former KGB agent = communist kafir) treated the oligarchs? Made all of their firms state owned.

If that's not communism I don't know.

Apparently half of the russians in last week election voted for communist/socialist parties. Probably even more but since the election was bribed it's hard to tell.