BOGOR, Indonesia: Qatar is "open to dialogue" in resolving a dispute that has seen the Gulf state isolated from its Arab neighbours, its emir said during a visit to Indonesia on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of financing terrorism and maintaining too close of ties to their arch-rival Iran. Doha denies the charges.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he discussed the issue with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, which has the world's largest population of Muslims and has close ties to the Arab world.
"We conveyed...that Qatar is ready to conduct a dialogue to solve the problem as we already know that no one will win," Thani told reporters after meeting with Widodo at the state palace in Bogor, outside the capital of Jakarta.
"We are all brothers and suffering because of this crisis," he added.
President Widodo did not publicly address the dispute.
The leader of the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas also visited Malaysia - another Muslim-majority nation - and Singapore this week.
Saudi and other Arab nations have made a list of 13 wide-ranging demands of Qatar, including closing down the Al Jazeera television network and curbing ties with Iran.
Kuwait and top United States officials have attempted to mediate between the parties, but there is little sign that the crisis will be resolved soon.
(Reporting by Heru Asprihanto; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of financing terrorism and maintaining too close of ties to their arch-rival Iran. Doha denies the charges.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he discussed the issue with President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, which has the world's largest population of Muslims and has close ties to the Arab world.
"We are all brothers and suffering because of this crisis," he added.
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The leader of the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas also visited Malaysia - another Muslim-majority nation - and Singapore this week.
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Kuwait and top United States officials have attempted to mediate between the parties, but there is little sign that the crisis will be resolved soon.
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