Press TV - The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry says Qatar is prepared to enter negotiations aimed at solving the diplomatic row with Arab countries as Bahrains central bank has issued orders freezing assets and bank accounts of Qatar-linked entities.
Over the past week, Kuwait has been playing the role of mediator between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates who broke off relations with Doha and suspended all land, air and sea traffic withthe monarchy.In their apparent bidto secure US support and that of Israel, the four countries cited Qatar's links with Hamas and accused it of supporting terrorism.
(Kuwait) affirms the readiness of the brothers in Qatar to understand the reality of the qualms and concerns of their brothers and to heed the noble endeavors to enhance security and stability," said Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah on Sunday.
"The state of Kuwait will not abandon its efforts and will continue its good will efforts to patch the rift and find a solution that will deal with the root cause of the causes of the dispute... in the brotherly relations," he added. "Kuwait stresses the inevitability of solving this disagreement within the Persian Gulf framework," he added. He went on to tell reporters that his country will carry on mediating between the two sides until their differences are resolved.
Last week, Kuwaits emir traveled to Qatar after his visits to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of his efforts to help mediate a solution to the diplomatic row among Arab countries.
Bahrain freezes Qatar bank accounts
Meanwhile, Bahrains central bank has issued orders freezing assets and bank accounts of Qatar-linked entities.
"The central bank issued a directive to all the financial institutions licensed in the kingdom of Bahrain to freeze accounts, cash, deposits, investments, insurance policies and all the financial transactions of the individuals and entities that were on the terrorism list," read a statement released by the central bank.
It also ordered the banks to provide any further information about the individuals to the government.
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Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meets with Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)[/caption]Earlier, Qatar'sForeign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thanistressed that his country is keen to have positive ties with Iran amid the ongoing row with neighbors.
As far asour relations withIran are concerned, everyone wants positive relations withIran.Iran is a neighbor, he stressed.
He also noted that Arab nations consider Gaza-based Hamas a "legitimate resistance movement" and not a "terrorist organization as viewed by the US.
Also on Sunday, Irans national carrier Iran Air sent five planes of food to Qatar as the diplomatic crisis is hitting food imports into the small Persian Gulf state amid a Saudi-led blockade.
Qatar has a history of diplomatic disputes with otherPersian Gulf Arab countries. In 2014, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain temporarily recalled their ambassadors from Doha over what they said to be Qatars support for Muslim Brotherhood.
