“The State of Qatar is working on de-escalation through a political and diplomatic process to return to the nuclear agreement,” Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Wednesday, according to state news agency QNA. Thani said Qatar’s communication was going on with both Iran and the United States, given the strategic ties Qatar holds with both. Speaking at a news conference with Thani in Doha, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey and Qatar could contribute to easing tensions over the nuclear pact. On this issue, especially as Turkey and Qatar, we can provide contributions, and we discussed these,” Cavusoglu said. Ankara, which was sanctioned by its NATO ally Washington in December for purchasing Russian missile defenses, has previously called on the United States to return to the pact.

Source: Egypt Independent February 11, 2021 10:41 UTC