His Highness sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Emir of the State of Qatar reiterated in the interview with Charley Rose in the CBS program “60 Minutes his rejection for any infringement of his country’s sovereignty and dignity and said “Our sovereignty is a red line. We don’t accept anybody interfering our sovereignty “. He added “actually, what they’re saying in a very simple way. ‘Give up your independence’ “

His Highness renewed his pride in his people saying that “I think they underestimate the Qatari people. I’m so proud of my people”.

His Highness highly evaluated Aljazeera role in the consolidation of the freedom of expression in the region saying that “when you tell me to close a channel like Aljazeera, history will write one day in 50, 60 or 70 years how it changed the whole Idea of free speech in the region”, denounced the call for its shut down and said “No, we’re not gonna shut down Aljazeera “. 

With respect to the relations with Iran and allegations of terrorism support His Highness said “Iran is our neighbor. And by the way, us as a country, we have lots of differences and foreign policy with Iran, more than them. But let me tell you one thing Charlie. When those countries, our bothers, blocked everything. Blocked medicine, blocked food, the only way for us to provide food and medicine for our people was through Iran. And when they talk about terrorism, absolutely not. We don’t support terrorism. “