Qatar reaffirms its support for efforts to de-escalate tensions in Gulf region

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Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has held separate calls with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait on tensions in the region, Al Jazeera reports.

In conversations with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordan’s Ayman Safadi and Kuwait’s Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Sheikh Mohammed reaffirmed his country’s support for efforts to de-escalate tensions.

The leaders also discussed the need for “all parties to adhere to dialogue and diplomacy” and to commit to the memorandum of understanding signed on June 20, which will ensure free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and regional stability.

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