Turkey expects Saudi King to lead the effort to solve Qatar crisis, minister says

Cavusoglu will be heading to Saudi Arabia on Friday to hold talks on the Qatar dispute


Reuters June 15, 2017
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey, March 11, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

ANKARA: Turkey expects Saudi Arabia's King Salman to lead an effort to resolve the Qatar crisis, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding that imposing sanctions and embargoes would not help remedy the situation.

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Cavusoglu will be heading to Saudi Arabia on Friday to hold talks on the Qatar dispute. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have broken off ties and imposed sanctions on Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism and courting regional rival Iran -allegations Doha denies.

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