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Qatar on Sunday condemned a corruption investigation by Belgium and the suspension of its access to the EU parliament, saying it could \u201cnegatively\u201d impact relations and natural gas supplies.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by a Qatari diplomat singled out Belgian authorities for criticism and insisted that \u201cinaccurate\u201d information had been used.<\/p>\n
Eva Kaili, a Greek MEP, is one of six people arrested after raids that uncovered at least 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) in cash.<\/p>\n
The money was allegedly linked to a Gulf state, and the EU parliament last week suspended Qatar\u2019s access to the institution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe decision to impose such a discriminatory restriction that limits dialogue and cooperation on Qatar before the legal process has ended, will negatively effect regional and global security cooperation, as well as ongoing discussions around global energy poverty and security,\u201d said the diplomat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe firmly reject the allegations associating our government with misconduct,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
\u201cQatar was not the only party named in the investigation, yet our country has been exclusively criticised and attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have observed this week\u2019s selective condemnation of our country with great alarm,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
Belgian prosecutors said they had been investigating EU parliament corruption for more than a year before the raids and arrests of the past 10 days.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is deeply disappointing that the Belgian government made no effort to engage with our government to establish the facts once they became aware of the allegations,\u201d said the diplomat.<\/p>\n
The statement highlighted the \u201cclose\u201d relationship with Belgium.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur nations cooperated during the Covid-19 pandemic and Qatar is an important supplier of LNG to Belgium,\u201d it emphasised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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