Qatar's emir called Thursday (December 7th) for a negotiated settlement to a damaging dispute with other Gulf states, but insisted any solution should not come at the expense of "our sovereignty and dignity", AFP reported.
"Qatar's sovereignty is above all considerations. We want to resolve the rift but not at the expense of our sovereignty and dignity," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.
"If the brothers want to resolve the dispute, we are ready," Sheikh Tamim said. "Any solution should be founded on a clear basis acceptable by all and the non-interference in the sovereignty of others."
On June 5th, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt severed all diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar, and cut off all air and sea links to it.
Mediation efforts to resolve the rift, mainly led by the emir of Kuwait, have so far failed to break the deadlock.
