Gulf States slowed Qatar two additional days to respond to the demands

Gulf States slowed Qatar two additional days to respond to the demands


Approved by the four countries , which accuses Qatar of supporting terrorism to extend the deadline for Doha to respond to their demands until Tuesday , at a time when US President Donald Trump expressed his concern to the parties on the dispute.
Qatar says that the accusations are unfounded and that the demands, which include the closure of Al - Jazeera television and the expulsion of Turkish troops stationed in Doha, placed to refuse.
It raised Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates the possibility of imposing further sanctions on Qatar if you do not respond to the demands of the thirteen presented her through Kuwait , which has been mediating to resolve the dispute.
Additional sanctions may be imposed by the Doha countries did not specify , but bankers in the region believe that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahraini banks may receive official directives to withdraw their deposits and loans between banks from Qatar.
According to a joint statement published by the Saudi Press Agency approved the four countries at the request of Kuwait deadline granted an extension to Doha to respond to the demands of 48 hours.
Egypt said that the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain ministers will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the next step in dealing with Qatar without disclosing further details.
Kuwaiti media reported that Sheikh Sabah Al - Ahmad Al - Jaber Al - Sabah , Amir of Kuwait received a reply from Qatar on the demands , but they gave no details.
On the other hand , Al - Jazeera said that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al - Thani arrived in Kuwait on Monday to deliver his country 's response to the demands of the Arab countries , which severed relations with Doha.
The four countries broke off diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar on the fifth of June , accusing it of supporting terrorism and interference in the internal affairs of rapprochement with Iran , which denies Qatar. Mediation efforts , including the efforts of the United States did not bear fruit.
The White House said that Trump held separate phone calls with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al - Thani , Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to discuss "concerns about the current dispute."
" He stressed the importance of stopping the financing of terrorism and counter extremist ideology. The president also stressed that unity in the mission area to achieve the goals of the Riyadh summit to defeat terrorism and to strengthen the stability of the region."
"But President Trump believes that the main objective of the initiative is to stop the financing of terrorism."
A US State Department official said on Sunday that the United States encourages "all parties to exercise restraint to allow for a fruitful diplomatic discussions."
Qatari officials have repeatedly said that the demands are very strict and they feel that the four countries have never been serious about negotiating with Doha, but want to detract from the sovereignty of Doha.
But they also said that Qatar is ready to negotiate a just and equitable solution to any of the concerns "legitimate" with the rest of the Member States of the GCC , which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE Council.
Critics accuse Qatar of the Arab Gulf states , Al - Jazeera as a platform for extremists and that they interfere in their affairs. The channel has rejected the allegations , saying it will maintain the independence of the editorial policy. The Gulf Arab states insist that the demands are non-negotiable. But Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs played down the likelihood of an escalation of the crisis , saying that the alternative is not an escalation , but divergence in the paths hint to the possible expulsion of Qatar from the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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