The parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee expected on Monday, the restoration of diplomatic relations between Iraq and Qatar, after the expulsion of radical cleric , Youssef al-Qaradawi.
There were frequent reports about two weeks ago on the decision of the new Emir of the State of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, asking Qaradawi to leave Doha. But close sources to al-Qaradawi have denied the news, noting that his visit to Egypt takes only several days.
"The diplomatic relations between Iraq and Qatar will return after the Qatari authorities' decision to expel radical cleric, Yusuf al-Qaradawi from the country," adding that "the State of Qatar demand in the coming period to restore diplomatic representation to Iraq," The Committee's member, Imad Yuhana told "Shafaq News".
"The changes that took place in Qatar have been able to return the relations between the two countries, especially with the announcement of the Iraqi side for its desire to improve its relations with the Gulf countries, including Qatar," he said.
Qaradawi had launched a sever attack on the Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah and Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki expressing confidence that "God will defeat them".
The attack came after Hezbollah intervention in the conflict in Syria in favor of President, Bashar al-Assad's regime against the armed opposition forces, which received support from the Sunnis.
The Iraqi government was accused of supporting the Syrian regime's secretly, which is something denied by Baghdad and says it stands for neutrality.
Qaradawi had called earlier also to kill a number of officials in the region, starting from Prime Minister , Nuri al-Maliki, citing what he called as "Killing people without right".
Qaradawi resides in Qatar since the sixties of the last century, and holds its nationality; he raised a lot of controversy in his calls, which have escalated in recent times to Jihad in Syria, where he was charged with fomenting hatred and fueling the sectarian conflict in the Muslim world.
© Shafaq News 2013
