Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Gulf countries to lift the blockade of Qatar. On Friday, June 9, according to Reuters. He said this commenting on the statement by U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson, who called to ease the blockade of Qatar. Erdogan said that Saudi Arabia should take the lead in this matter. The Turkish head of state noted that “I did not notice that Qatar supported terrorism.” He stressed that Turkey will provide all possible support to Doha. Earlier, on 9 June US President Donald trump has accused Qatar of financing terrorism and demanded that middle Eastern States to put an end to this. The American leader said that Doha has historically been a sponsor of terrorism “at a very high level.” On the same day, the Turkish Parliament approved legislation allowing for the dispatch of a military contingent of this country in Qatar.
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