U.S. Secretary of state commented on the situation around Qatar
MOSCOW, 5 Jan — RIA Novosti. U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson after the statements of a number of Gulf countries about the rupture of diplomatic relations with Qatar urged the States of the region to unity, reports AFP.
On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE announced the severance of diplomatic and consular relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and actions to destabilize the internal situation in these Arab States.
“We certainly encourage the parties to sit down together at the negotiating table and resolve these disputes”, — quotes Agency the statement Tillerson, which he did in Sydney.
“If there is any role we can play in helping to resolve problems, we believe that it is important that the cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf remained the same,” said Tillerson.