July 11, 2017 4:17 PM

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Qatar-Gulf crisis: US, UK and Kuwait call for rapid solution to diplomatic row

Expressing "concern over the continuation of the present Gulf crisis", United States, United Kingdom and Kuwait have asked the four Arab nations to find a rapid solution to the diplomatic row with Qatar through dialogue.<br/><br/>Kuwait state news agency KUNA reported that Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill met at the Bayan Palace and the three officials expressed deep concern over the continuation of the present crisis in the Gulf region. <br/><br/>They have jointly urged "all parties to contain this crisis rapidly, and to find a solution through dialogue as soon as possible".<br/><br/>The statement came as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill visited Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator, to discuss the ongoing efforts in a bid to diffuse the present Gulf dispute.<br/><br/>Tillerson and Sedwill also reaffirmed their support for mediation which is being done by Kuwait to solve the crisis.<br/><br/>The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who is on a tour to the Middle East in the wake of the ongoing Gulf crisis is expected to meet the leaders of Qatar today. Thereafter he will be flying to Saudi Arabia to discuss the issue.<br/><br/>Qatar hosts Udeid Air Base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, from which US-led coalition provides support in the fight against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.<br/><br/>Last month Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt had severed diplomatic ties with Qatar accusing it of terror funding and creating instability in the region, a charge which Doha denies. <br/><br/>The four Arab countries had given Qatar a list of demands to be complied before the blockade ended. However, Qatar rejected the demands made by its powerful neighbours but say that they are willing to discuss their 'legitimate concerns'.

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