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Ankara, June 14, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) Turkish Foreign and Economy Ministers, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Nihat Zeybekci will visit Qatar on Wednesday amid regional tensions between Gulf states.
“We do not accept the sanctions imposed on Qatar during Ramadan, we are ready to do our best to meet the needs of Qatar.
“The needs of our Qatari brothers have been fulfilled with a high level of performance so far,’’ Zeybekci said.
He said that the two sides would work together on a programme during the meeting.
The foreign ministry had said that Cavusoglu would hold a bilateral meeting with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani.
The visit comes after several Arab countries and governments cut diplomatic relations with Qatar last week, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said at a nes conference that Ankara was sending food assistance to Qatar after neighboring Gulf Arab states imposed sanctions on the country.
“The crisis surrounding Qatar is damaging for the Islamic world and Turkey is working to help resolve the issue through diplomacy,’’ he said. (Xinhua/NAN)
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