Tillerson in Doha after ministerial quartet meeting

CAIRO – 13 July 2017: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson re-paid a visit to Doha on Thursday, after failing to reach a breakthrough in the two-month Gulf rift with Doha.

“U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Doha, Qatar, on July 13 to meet with senior Qatari officials to discuss ongoing efforts to resolve the Gulf dispute,” U.S. Department of State announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Before heading to Doha, Kuwait-visiting Tillerson and Kuwaiti Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Hamad Al-Sabah discussed mediation efforts to put an end to the Gulf rift.

His trip was announced after a meeting with four Arab Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain over the crisis with Qatar in Jeddah. The four countries affirmed that they will stand determined in their demands from Qatar.

“Such a step (U.S. approaching) is not enough and…will closely monitor the seriousness of Qatar in combating all forms of funding, supporting and fostering of terrorism," the Arab countries said in a statement quoted by the UAE state news agency WAM.

Egypt said in a statement that “Reaching a solution to this crisis is contingent on Qatar’s positive response to these demands, and on stopping its support for terrorism and terrorists groups.

After severing their ties with Qatar and imposing a maritime and airspace ban for Qatar transportation, The Arab countries has sent Doha an ultimatum of 13-point demands include cutting diplomatic ties with Turkey, shutting down Al Jazeera channels, and stop funding terrorist groups. However, Qatar announced its rejection to the demands.