Iran Press/ Middle East: Qatar foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday: "The country is committed to the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council, but the bloc needs to enforce its own rules, and a reformed alliance could help to end the [Persian] Gulf crisis," Al Jazeera reported.
"Seeking regional help and Persian Gulf Cooperation Council reform to end crisis", Qatari foreign minister added, "Qatar is still counting on Kuwait and regional powers to help end the crisis."
He told the annual Doha Forum that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council had 'no teeth' and needed a dispute resolution mechanism.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
"We need to make sure all the rules we are submitting to are binding to everyone in this region," Qatari foreign minister added.
The remarks come amid an ongoing blockade on Qatar imposed in June 2017, by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt.
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The quartet has accused Qatar of supporting 'terrorism'. Qatar has denied the charges and said the boycott aims to impinge on its sovereignty.
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called on the Saudi-led alliance boycotting Doha to start a dialogue, in order to resolve the dispute.
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Tamim told the forum that Qatar's position has not changed on how to solve the [Persian] Gulf crisis.
Kuwait, a traditional mediator in the region, has been attempting to resolve the diplomatic spat over the past year and a half, but to no avail.
The issue of the Persian Gulf crisis had not taken precedence during a one-day Persian Gulf Cooperation Council summit on Sunday, held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, a political and economic alliance of countries in the Arabian Peninsula, was established in 1981 to foster socioeconomic, security, and cultural cooperation.
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