Updated 3:07 pm: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Doha on Wednesday in protest at Qatar's interference in their internal affairs, they announced in a joint statement.
The statement said the move came "to protect their security and stability," accusing Qatar of not implementing a security pact on non-interference in the internal affairs of GCC states.
The three Gulf Arab states made the decision following what newspapers described as a "stormy" late Tuesday meeting of foreign ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh.
GCC countries "have exerted massive efforts to contact Qatar on all levels to agree on a unified policy... to ensure non-interference, directly or indirectly, in the internal affairs of any member state," the statement said.
Qatar said it regretted the decision of three fellow Gulf monarchies to recall their envoys, but pledged not to withdraw its ambassadors from those countries.
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