Foreign Ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate and Bahrain on Wednesday commenced meeting in Cairo on the crisis in Qatar, Egyptian Foreign Ministry official, has said.
The meeting started hours before the deadline for Doha to meet demands set by the four Arab nations.
The meeting took place at al-Tahrir Palace to discuss Qatar’s reaction to the 13-points demands made by the four countries.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirate and Bahrain accused Qatar of supporting Islamist militants and being ally of regional foe Iran.
Doha however denied the accusation.
The four Arab nations threatened further sanctions if Qatar did not comply with the list presented through Kuwait about two weeks ago, which Qatar rejected.
Kuwait has been acting as mediator since the beginning of the crisis.
