UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Qarqash said the crisis with Qatar has been exacerbated by its attempts to undermine the stability in Arab states, topped by Egypt, the biggest country in the region.
Giving a speech at London's Chatham House on Monday, Qarqash said late UAE president Sheikh Zayed al Nahyan was concerned about the Qatari Crown Prince's policy in the 1990s and urged him to work within the framework of the Gulf states.
Qatar did not abide by the Riyadh Agreement that was brokered under the aegis of late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz, Qarqash said, making it clear that the crisis with Qatar has nothing to do with the change in the leaderships in Saudi Arabia and the United States.
The crisis is not mainly related to Iran, although Tehran benefits from the Qatari practices, Qarqash said.
He went on to say the matter is related to the support of the world's richest country for jihadists in the Middle East and for organizations, which some of them are linked to al Qaeda, in the past two decades.
In June, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties with Qatar for funding and supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.

Source: Mena