Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani said that the rift in the relations between the Gulf countries caused a crisis in the region, stressing that Doha is still reaching out for dialogue.

In an intervention before the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament, the Qatari minister revealed that his country had started negotiations with Saudi Arabia, but it had stopped last January without warning.

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On the Libyan issue, Sheikh Mohammed reiterated Doha's position in support of the National Accord government as the legitimate government in Libya by the recognition of the international community and the United Nations, stressing that the solution is political, not military.

He expressed Qatar's condemnation of the military activities of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter, and said, "We called on the international community to work to cease fire in Libya and search for a political solution. We have seen the efforts of the international community to establish the armistice during the past months and at the same time we have seen who is the party that did not None of these efforts are respected in either Berlin or Moscow. "

On the US plan for Middle East peace, the Qatari foreign minister expressed his country's welcome for any initiatives to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but only on condition that the peace initiatives comply with international legitimacy.

He also said, "We talked with the American administration and encouraged direct negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and we hope for peace between the two parties. But the fact that the Arab states have previously agreed on the Arab peace initiative which in our view sets a fair basis for negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis should not be ignored."

The minister also welcomed the progress in negotiations between the Taliban and the United States, stressing that this would be a step on the path to peace in Afghanistan.