Turkey offers to help resolve Gulf-Qatar row: minister
Ankara : Turkey yesterday called for dialogue and said it was ready to help defuse the row between Qatar and Arab nations that accuse Doha of supporting extremism.
“It’s a development that really saddened all of us,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters.
“There could be problems between the countries but dialogue must prevail in all circumstances,” he said, adding that Ankara was ready to do its best to help resolve the dispute.
Cavusoglu said problems could only be resolved through dialogue.
“We will give any kind of support for the situation to be normalised,” he said.
Turkey enjoys friendly relations with Qatar including in the energy sector but also maintains good ties with other Gulf countries.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have severed diplomatic ties with it to engage in dialogue to resolve their dispute.
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on that Arab states’ could herald a broad anti-terror alliance including Israel.
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