(UDHAYAM, UNITED STATES) – The United States (US) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Gulf countries must ease the blockade on Qatar, which is accused by Arab neighbours of funding terrorism.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut travel and diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday (05).
Mr. Tillerson said the blockade was having humanitarian consequences.
But while praising Qatar’s emir for working to limit the funding of terror groups, Mr. Tillerson said more needed to be done.
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar of funding terrorism, and urged it to stop.
“I decided with Rex Tillerson that the time had come to call on Qatar to end funding and extremist ideology in terms of funding,” he said.
“Stop teaching people to kill other people… We want you back among the unity of nations.”
The Qataris deny accusations that they support Islamist extremists.
