Qatar hands response to Gulf, Arab demands to Kuwait

Qatar on Monday handed its official response to a list of demands by and its allies to the emir of Kuwait, delivered by the Qatari foreign minister who made a short visit to Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator to resolve the diplomatic rift. (AFP/ HO / EMIRI DIWAN)

KUWAIT: Qatar on Monday handed its official response to a list of demands by Gulf, Arab to the emir of Kuwait, a Gulf official told AFP.
The response was delivered by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani who made a short visit to Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator to resolve the diplomatic rift, the Gulf official said, requesting anonymity.
The official KUNA news agency reported that Sheikh Mohammed arrived in Kuwait earlier in the day to deliver a message from Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
No details were provided about the Qatari response but the foreign minister said on Saturday that the demands by , the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt “were made to be rejected.”
The Qatari response was delivered hours after the four nations accepted a call by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to extend the 10-day deadline for another 48 hours.
The demands include Doha ending support for the Muslim Brotherhood, closing broadcaster Al Jazeera, downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran and shutting down a Turkish military base in the emirate.