The four Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month. <br/><br/>Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the UN that they now wanted it to accept six broad principles. <br/><br/>These include commitments to combat terrorism and extremism and to end acts of provocation and incitement. There is no immediate comment from Qatar, which denies aiding terrorists. <br/><br/>It has refused to agree to any measures that threaten its sovereignty or violate international law, and denounced the siege imposed by its neighbours.<br/><br/>The air, sea and land restrictions put in place six weeks ago have caused turmoil in the emirate, which is dependent on imports to meet its population's basic needs. <br/><br/>At a briefing for a group of UN correspondents in New York yesterday, diplomats from the four countries said they wanted to resolve the crisis amicably. <br/><br/>Saudi permanent representative Abdullah al-Mouallimi said their foreign ministers had agreed the six principles at a meeting in Cairo on the 5th of this month and that they should be easy for the Qataris to accept.