Qatar backs Kuwait mediation in Gulf rift

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meets with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 6 June 2017 [ Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency]

Qatar supports Kuwait’s mediation efforts to end a rift with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states and is ready to engage in talks that conform with international law, its foreign minister said today.

“We in Qatar are prepared to engage in dialogue positively, but in accordance with the international norms and standards that govern any dialogue as per international law,” Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told a news conference in Paris.

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The minister said Qatar “still had no clue” why Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties a week ago.

They have accused Doha of backing terrorist groups and close ties with Iran, something the minister denied categorically.

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