Sputnik - Four Arab states reportedly agreed to extend requirements deadline for Qatar for another 48 hours after Kuwait urged to do so.


MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Kuwait urged Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to�extend the deadline given to�Qatar for�response to�a list of�demands for�another 48 hours, local media reported on�Sunday.


According to�the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the move followed after�Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah received Qatar�s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani who handed the letter from�Emir of�Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with�Qatar's response to�the list.

The four countries have agreed to�extend the deadline, according to�Al Arabiya TV network.

On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt broke off�diplomatic relations and communication with�Qatar, accusing it of�supporting terrorism and interfering in�their internal affairs. Later, the Maldives, Mauritius, and Mauritania also announced the severance of�diplomatic relations. Jordan and Djibouti reduced the level of�their diplomatic missions in�Qatar.

Last week, Kuwait, which is serving as�a mediator between�Qatar and the Gulf States, handed the demands of�Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain over�to Doha. The requests include the severance of�Qatar�s relations with�Iran, closure of�Turkey�s military base on�Qatar's territory and a shutdown of�the Al Jazeera TV channel. Doha was given 10 days to�implement the demands, the deadline expired on�Sunday.

Qatar has called the conditions impossible and urged for�their revision.