US President Donald Trump welcomes Emir of Kuwait H H Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the White House in Washington, on September 7, 2017. REUTERS

Qatar- Trump welcomes Kuwait Emir to White House to discuss Gulf crisis

2017-09-07 01:21:04

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula / AP

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has welcomed the leader of Kuwait to the White House, and is meeting with H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

Trump says he will discuss the Gulf crisis involving Qatar and its Arab neighbors. The president also says that the two have he calls a "great relationship."

Kuwait is a staunch American ally trying to mediate a festering diplomatic crisis involving blocakde of Qatar by Saudi-led bloc.

The dispute has dragged on as Saudi block continued with the illegal blockade even after Tillerson and other US diplomats have shuttled through the region to bolster the Kuwaiti initiative.

At the meeting, Trump probably will also discuss efforts to further isolate North Korea by pressing countries to stop employing North Korean guest workers.

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