Qatar PM in Oman to prepare for talks between Gulf, Iran on Hormuz

DUBAI, Jun 24: Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani travelled to Oman on Wednesday to initiate talks between the Gulf states, Iraq and Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, a diplomat briefed on the discussions told AFP.

"The Qatari prime minister travelled to Muscat in preparation for talks between Iran, the Gulf nations and Iraq on the operation of the Strait of Hormuz," the diplomat told AFP, saying the discussions were separate from US-Iran negotiations.

A separate summit was also expected between the Gulf countries and potentially with other regional neighbours with Iran to mend ties in Saudi Arabia.

The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20 percent of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally transits, was closed by Iran after it came under fire from the United States and Israel at the end of February.�"AFP