US President Donald Trump, in a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, expressed optimism that the Gulf dispute would be resolved.
White House deputy spokeswoman Judd Derry said Trump discussed with King Salman regional security and key bilateral issues.
For its part, the Saudi Press Agency reported that King Salman discussed with the US President the strategic bilateral relations and the situation in the region.
In the same context, Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah said that Kuwait continues to follow the approach of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah by not interfering in the internal affairs of countries and committing to solidarity and Gulf unity.
Upon receiving the ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries accredited to Kuwait, the minister expressed his aspiration for the actual holding of the Gulf summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia on January 5, "which indicates the joint pursuit of the common aspirations of the GCC countries."
The Reuters news agency quoted informed sources as saying that the summit, which is usually held in December, will be postponed to next month.
Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have imposed a land, air and sea blockade on Qatar, claiming its support for terrorism and its relationship with Iran.
Doha denies the accusation of supporting terrorism, and considers it an "attempt to undermine its sovereignty and its independent decision."