VOL. XXXIX

No. 41

8-July-1996

QATAR

Qatar Will Not Withdraw Case At ICJ In Border Dispute With Bahrain

In a surprise visit to Bahrain on 30 June, the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Hamad ibn Jasim ibn Jabr Al Thani, delivered a letter from the Ruler of Qatar to the Emir of Bahrain regarding the two countries bilateral relations in general and their long-standing border dispute in particular. Although no other details of the visit were given, the Qatari Foreign Minister was...