He added that HE Prime Minister's attendance to the wedding of the son of Al Nuaimi is because the son of Al Nuaimi is an employee of the Qatari government, and attending such a social event in a small community like the Qatari community does not cause any embarrassment to HE the Prime Minister.

On the future of the Gulf crisis, the Deputy Prime Minister said that there have been efforts of mediation by HH the Amir of Kuwait and the US efforts in support of Kuwaits mediation, noting that there has been momentum in the past two weeks, after the visit of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to the United States, especially from the US president, and seeking to bring the GCC back to normal and to have a dialogue on the problems the GCC is having. He explained that no practical steps had been taken so far, but Qatar has welcomed these efforts and is ready to sit at the dialogue table.

He further pointed out that the other parties are still living with this crisis and do not want to reach a solution as if the stability of the region does not concern them, and the policies that Qatar sees from their side continue to escalate reaching very low levels.

On whether the ball is in the court of Qatar because it has not waived or accepted the demands, he asked, "how is the ball in the court of Qatar, which was subjected to a deliberate attack by four states and a crime of piracy, in addition to the arbitrary measures against it and against its people, while Qatar did not take any actions against these countries." He added that Qatar has asked for dialogue to understand the concerns these countries have, and every time there is an opportunity to bring together the various parties for dialogue, they lag behind.

On possibility of a strong Iranian reaction to the possible US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement, he said that it is possible that this agreement did not address all the concerns of Western countries, but its presence is very important and Qatar does not want the region to enter a nuclear arms race.

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