Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut trade and transport ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism and their foe Iran. Doha denies the charges and says the boycott aims to impinge on its sovereignty.
“We still see them (Saudis and Emiratis) continuing with the same behaviour, continuing not to be responsive to any attempt of the international community” to end the conflict, he said.
The United States has increased pressure on Riyadh to end its protracted dispute with Qatar following Khashoggi’s killing to restore Gulf unity, which Washington sees as essential to containing Iranian influence in the region.
Sheikh Mohammed said Qatar would continue to deal with Iran, which helped Doha secure supplies when the boycott was first imposed, and was ready to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
“There is this dispute between US and Iran, it’s putting us in a situation in which we see a disagreement between our strongest ally and our neighbour, which is not comfortable,” he said.
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