Donald Trump says would be willing to mediate talks on Qatar crisis

President Donald Trump is praising Kuwait’s emir for taking a leadership role in trying to end a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors.

Updated on: Sep 8, 2017, 24:32:25 IST

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be willing to step in and mediate an ongoing dispute between Qatar and neighboring Arab states, and that he thinks a deal could come quickly.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 7, 2017. (REUTERS Photo)

“If I can help mediate between Qatar and, in particular, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, I would be willing to do so, and I think you would have a deal worked out very quickly,” Trump said at a joint news conference with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

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