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European Union offers all help to end Gulf crisis

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A handout photo provided by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA on July 23, 2017, shows the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (R), meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini (L) in Kuwait City.- AFP

A handout photo provided by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA on July 23, 2017, shows the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (R), meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini (L) in Kuwait City.- AFP

Kuwait City - The EU was ready to support the process of negotiations and assist in the implementation of a plan.

Published: Mon 24 Jul 2017, 11:37 PM

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EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Sunday called for swift direct talks to resolve the Gulf crisis between Qatar and its neighbours.
Mogherini's call came after she met the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and expressed EU support for Kuwait's mediation efforts.
Mogherini called on "all the parties to enter into negotiations to agree to clear principles and a road map for a swift resolution of the crisis".  She said the EU was ready to support the process of negotiations and assist in the implementation of a plan, in particular in the area of counter-terrorism.
 



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