Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Turkey and Gulf countries have agreed on the continuation of efforts and initiatives to ease the Qatar crisis, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has said in a statement, as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan embarked on the last leg of his two-day Gulf tour.

Iran has called the Saudi-led economic siege of Qatar unacceptable and has called for dialogue to solve the diplomatic crisis. As long as the Gulf stalemate continues, Tehran has promised to provide air, sea and land support to its "brother" country.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will conduct a trilateral teleconference call with French President Emmanuel Macron and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on June 13 regarding the resolution of the Qatar diplomatic crisis.

Six Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early on June 5 morning, further deepening a rift among Gulf Arab nations over that country's support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran.
     

Bahrain and Egypt apparently joined Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on May 25 in blocking access to websites run by satellite network Al-Jazeera, part of a growing regional dispute with Qatar after an alleged hack of its state-run news agency.

DOHA - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic has held bilateral meetings with the Speaker of the Advisory Council of the State of Qatar Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss possibilities for enhancing relations between Serbia and Qatar and developing parliamentary cooperation, as well as other matters of mutual interest.

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a Mideast tour to “continue efforts to strengthen regional security architectures.” While his meetings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel are likely to attract most of the press coverage, his discussions in Qatar Saturday could be the most consequential.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be on an official visit to Qatar on Monday, November 7, and meet with top state officials, with several bilateral agreements also to be signed.

Nikolic will meet with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and PM and Interior Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

DOHA - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic and his French counterpart Patrick Kanner conferred in Doha on Monday on intensification of the two countries' cooperation in the area of sport.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev will visit Qatar on March 10-12, said the President's press office. 

He will have meetings with the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of the consultative assembly of Qatar, Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholaifi, and other government officials.