Hopes to resolve the Gulf dispute still open: Kuwait's leader

The Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said he was confident that feuding Arab countries would overcome their differences as Qatar was ready to negotiate 13 demands set forth by the three Gulf countries and Egypt.

At a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office on Thursday, he expressed confidence in the "wisdom of our brothers in the Gulf," particularly when taking into account other regional developments in Syria, Iraq and Libya.

''Hopes to resolve the Gulf dispute were still open and "have not yet ended," he said as quoted by state news agency, KUNA.

A response he had received by Qatar revealed that Doha would not accept the 13 demands, he said, adding that the solution was for all sides to sit down at one negotiating table, and outline "points that may harm the region and the interests of our friends." On the demands, he said that "any matters that affect sovereignty are unacceptable to us," underlining that Kuwait guarantees it would put pressure on Qatar amid efforts to prevent its exit from the GCC.