Russia calls for dialog in solving Qatar crisis

MOSCOW - 5 June 2017: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a phone conservation with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Monday, called for a resolution to differences between Qatar and other Arab countries through talks, the ministry said.

It also said "a serous concern has been expressed by the appearance of a new hotbed of tension within the Arab world".