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Tillerson urges Arab countries to lift Qatar blockade
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IANS | 22 Jul, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson urged the four Arab countries to lift a land blockade on Qatar
considering the tiny Gulf country's latest "positive movement" on
counterterrorism.
The Qataris have continued to move forward and
have been "very aggressive" in implementing the agreement, Tillerson
told reporters Friday before his meeting with visiting Omani Foreign
Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in Washington.
He also said
that Qatar has indicated "a willingness" to sit with the four countries
and "discuss the demands", Xinhua news agency reported.
Tillerson urged the four Arab parties to begin to take positive action and lift the land blockade as "a sign of good faith".
Last
month, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, cut
diplomatic ties and imposed sanctions on their neighbour, accusing it of
supporting extremism and terrorism, an allegation denied by Qatar.
The incident has spiralled into one of the worst regional disputes in years.
Last
week, Tillerson travelled to the Middle East. During his trip he signed
an agreement with Qatar on combating terrorism financing in an effort
to ease the tension in the region.
On June 23, the four countries
issued a list of 13 demands to end the rift with Doha, including
closing Al-Jazeera television and cutting Qatar-Iran diplomatic ties.
Since Qatar's response seemed unsatisfactory, the Arab quartet have decided to maintain their sanctions against Qatar.
Earlier
this week, the four seemed to have modified their demands, urging the
Gulf nation to commit to six principles on combating extremism and
terrorism and negotiate a plan with specific measures to implement them.
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