(MENAFN) Discussing ways of enhancing political coordination, strengthening security as well as economic relations, Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is scheduled to have talks with United States President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.
In a statement to the official state news agency, QNA, Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatari ambassador to the US, said the two leaders would also discuss expansion of the US base in Qatar.
"These issues are very important to Qatar, and we know that the US administration takes these issues very seriously," he added.
Commenting on the Gulf crisis, Sheikh Meshal said: "the US has been attempting to mediate in the crisis, and we have welcomed and supported these efforts since the start."
"We are committed to resolving the crisis with our neighbors through dialogue in an effort to lift the illegal blockade," he continued, referring to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt's severing their diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism and destabilizing the Middle East, while Qatar, on its part, denied the accusation.
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