Qatar willing to offer all it can to help achieve stability in region: Foreign Minister

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Qatar's ties with US institutions have always been positive, strong, and strategic regardless of the administration, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said in an interview with Al Araby TV, where he discussed a number of GCC and regional issues. His Excellency said that every US president had a different policy with different roles in the Middle-East, noting that Qatar played the role it could in establishing security and peace in the region. He cited Qatar's efforts to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the United States during Donald Trump's administration, in addition to its efforts in Iraq and the peace talks between Taliban and the US, which yielded a peace agreement under the Biden administration. His Excellency noted that there is a change in US policy that is more receptive of holding a dialogue with Iran, adding that Qatar's welcomes a solution to Iran's nuclear issue that sees a return to the agreement reached between the parties. His Excellency also said that Qatar sees that the GCC must play a role in the regional security calculations with Iran, stressing that this will not happen except through a regional dialogue between GCC members and Iran to address the former's concerns. His Excellency added that Iran for its part certainly has concerns it wants to share with the GCC, noting that HH the Amir called at his 2015 speech at the UN for such a dialogue. ''Qatar is willing to offer all it can to help achieve stability in the region, noting that the country enjoys good ties with all parties involved and is known for mediating between different parties, something that His Excellency said the State of Qatar is willing to do with the United States and other friendly countries to establish stability.” His Excellency said that both sides involved in a conflict must accept the mediator for the latter's efforts to succeed. His Excellency said that the State of Qatar's duty is to provide support to both the US and Iran, and encouraging them to try and reach a solution. His Excellency noted that Qatar was only asked official to deliver message to the Iranian side calling on them to adhere to the negotiations and try to reach a resolution as quick as possible. His Excellency said that Iran and the United States communicate constantly through messages delivered by the State of Qatar and other parties such as the European Union. In response to a question about whether there are any future steps or a Qatari role to solve the Yemeni issue, His Excellency that there was now a UN Envoy to Yemen and that the State of Qatar's current role is to provide humanitarian aid to the Yemeni people. His Excellency said that the State of Qatar's view on the subject is to adhere to UN resolutions related to the matter and to the outcomes of the national dialogue. His Excellency called for ending the war as quickly as possible, noting that there were some parties and countries working towards that end. His Excellency said that the State of Qatar was not asked to help, but would not hesitate to do so if it were to be asked. His Excellency also said that the State of Qatar viewed Saudi Arabia's ceasefire initiative positively, but expressed regret that there was no response to it.MENAFN28052021000063011010ID1102163216