Oman’s ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has met Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at Al Baraka Palace on the outskirts of Muscat, Al Jazeera reports citing the sultanate’s state media.

It says the meeting addressed the course of the US-Iran negotiations with Pakistani-Qatari mediation, as well as the latest developments in diplomatic efforts to end the state of war and reach a final settlement of the crisis in all its aspects.

Haitham bin Tariq is reported to have “stressed the need to push forward these efforts to achieve security and stability in the region”.