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Progress made towards resolving crisis btwn Qatar, Gulf neighbours: US State Dept

US State Department has said progress has been made towards resolving the crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours after senior American officials met leading players in the standoff. <br/><br/>Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said everyone is working toward an agreement of combating terrorism and that is the main focus. She, however, refused to say whether Washington regards Qatar as a sponsor of terror or whether the closure of the border and ban on Qatari flights in Saudi airspace amount to a blockade.<br/><br/>Earlier, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had met Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, whose government accuses Qatar of sponsoring extremist groups and has closed its border.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Qatar today for talks with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, amid a crisis in Doha's ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. <br/><br/>Foreign ministry said, Cavusoglu will also hold talks with Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as Ankara eyes with concern the crisis between its chief regional ally Qatar and its Gulf neighbours. The ministry said recent regional developments would also be discussed.

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