List of demands issued to Qatar will be difficult to meet, Tillerson says

The list of demands Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations issued to Qatar last week will be difficult to meet, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday.

The list delivered Thursday includes demands that Qatar shut down Al-Jazeera, scale back ties to Iran and close a Turkish military base. The United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain co-signed the list.

“While some of the elements will be very difficult for Qatar to meet, there are significant areas which provide a basis for ongoing dialogue leading to resolution,” Tillerson said, according to The Wall Street Journal. “A productive next step would be for each of the countries to sit together and continue this conversation.”

Tillerson called on Saudi Arabia and other nations last week to issue a list of demands that were “reasonable and actionable” after the State Department questioned the motives of the nations boycotting Qatar.

 

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