Gulf crisis: Qatar ready to participate in US-GCC summit
(VOVWORLD) - Qatar is ready to participate in the US--Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in May, provided that the blockading countries' motivation is based on real will and not coercion, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani announced on Friday.
 Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC on Thursday, Al Thani said Qatar is still open for a dialogue, supports the Kuwaiti Emir’s initiative, and will attend the US-brokered meeting in Camp David. He said any solution to the dispute between the GCC countries must be premised on the principles of equality between the nations of the region.
The tensions in the Gulf region have been escalated since last June as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt cut ties with Qatar and imposed a land, sea, and air blockade after accusing it of supporting terrorism and extremism. Qatar has strongly denied the allegations and called other countries’ movement act of its sovereign and independent diplomacy interference.