DOHA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Qatar has decided to close the Chadian embassy in Doha, giving diplomats and staff 72 hours to leave the country, Qatar's state news agency (QNA) reported Friday.
Qatari Foreign Ministry has expressed its rejection and denunciation of reasons concerning Chad's closure of Qatari embassy in Ndjamena, QNA reported.
The move came just 24 hours after Chad announced it was closing Qatar's embassy in Ndjamena and giving diplomats 10 days to leave Chad, accusing Doha of seeking to destabilize the country.
Qatar has rejected the allegations as baseless, said ambassador Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi, director of the Information Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He noted that the timing of Chad's decision clearly shows that the move comes within the campaign of political blackmail against Qatar with the intention of joining the siege countries for very well-known reasons.
Chad, Mauritania and Senegal all recalled their ambassadors from Qatar in June.
They acted after the Saudi-led countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting Islamist extremists, a charge the tiny rich country strongly denies.
Meanwhile, Senegal announced this week it had reappointed its envoy to Doha, in a bid to encourage a peaceful resolution to the feud.
