US President says Gulf crisis can be 'solved.
US President Donald Trump andQatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in New York to discuss the Gulf's major diplomatic crisis.
On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar and imposed a land, air and sea blockade on it, accusing Doha of supporting "terrorism". Qatar has strongly and repeatedly denied the allegation.
The US president, who called the emir "a friend", said after Tuesday's meeting that he believed the dispute would be solved.
"We are right now in a situation where we are trying to solve a problem in the Middle East and I think we will get it solved. I have a very strong feeling that it will be solved pretty quickly," Trump told reporters.
Sheikh Tamim said Washington and Doha had "a very strong relationship". Qatar is home to the largest US military base in the Middle East.
The Qatari emir also said that he believed Trump's "interference will help a lot" in the dispute.
"We have always said that we are open to dialogue and we will always be open to dialogue," he said.
Trump had initially sided with the Saudi-led group and called Qatar a "funder of terrorism". Yet, some other US officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, adopted a more measured tone.
Over the past few weeks, Trump has also worked to broker a way out of the dispute, and in his meeting with Sheikh Tamim made no mention of his past claim that Qatar was funding "terrorism".
US President Donald Trump andQatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in New York to discuss the Gulf's major diplomatic crisis.
On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar and imposed a land, air and sea blockade on it, accusing Doha of supporting "terrorism". Qatar has strongly and repeatedly denied the allegation.
The US president, who called the emir "a friend", said after Tuesday's meeting that he believed the dispute would be solved.
"We are right now in a situation where we are trying to solve a problem in the Middle East and I think we will get it solved. I have a very strong feeling that it will be solved pretty quickly," Trump told reporters.
Sheikh Tamim said Washington and Doha had "a very strong relationship". Qatar is home to the largest US military base in the Middle East.
The Qatari emir also said that he believed Trump's "interference will help a lot" in the dispute.
"We have always said that we are open to dialogue and we will always be open to dialogue," he said.
Trump had initially sided with the Saudi-led group and called Qatar a "funder of terrorism". Yet, some other US officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, adopted a more measured tone.
Over the past few weeks, Trump has also worked to broker a way out of the dispute, and in his meeting with Sheikh Tamim made no mention of his past claim that Qatar was funding "terrorism".
This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.
ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon