UAE Denies Change in Qatar Shipping Ban
The UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land &
Maritime has stressed in a circular that its policy regarding access to Qatar
at UAE ports and border crossings has not changed.
The periodic circular is issued in line with
official decisions, the UAE news agency, WAM, said on Thursday.
The Authority clarified that the news reports
regarding export and import to and from Qatar are “inaccurate” and
“misconstrued.”
According WAM, the Authority also pointed out that
it is responsible for regulating the land and maritime transport sector in the
UAE.
“Any regulatory procedures in this connection are
under its jurisdiction. Any information in this regard are issued only by the
Authority and none else.”
The statement came
after reports that the UAE has eased the ban on the shipping of goods between
it and Qatar enforced under a political and economic boycott of Doha.
