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Qatar's priority is to address the humanitarian consequences of a land, air and sea blockade imposed against the country by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE, Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani has said.
The FM told Al Jazeera on Monday that Qatar and the US were in touch with Kuwait"to calm the situation".
"Our top priority in Qatar is to end this unlawful blockade imposed against us," he said from London.
"Also to address the humanitarian issues caused by those arbitrary measures. Then engage in a dialogue and discuss the baseless accusations directed at Qatar." But he said there was no foundation for dialogue just yet.
The FM said dialogue is the strategic choice of Qatar."Qatar is of the opinion that dialogue is the best answer to this crisis. However, such a dialogue must be based on clear foundations, which are not yet available," he said.
He said Qatar does not accept any dictations from abroad when it comes to taking measures against the illegal blockade enforced on Qatar.
The FM is on a diplomatic tour to London and France's capital, Paris, to meet his British and French counterparts.
He reiterated his country's position on the demands of policy change made by the countries involved in blockading Qatar, saying:"The domestic affairs and foreign policies of the state of Qatar are matters of our sovereignty."
The FM said so far, there was no European mediation to resolve the crisis. Instead, there is European and American support to Kuwait's mediation efforts. He stressed that Qatar does not interfere in the internal affairs of the three boycotting countries and Qatar also does not accept foreign dictations as well, noting that Doha rejects discussing any matter related to Al Jazeera channel as it considers it an internal affair.
He said Qatar does not support the Muslim Brotherhood or Hamas. Qatar deals only with governments, pointing to Egypt and Tunisia as two examples.
The FM met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian and informed him about the latest developments in the GCC crisis and the host of illegal measures taken against Qatar.
