Turkey FM in Doha amid diplomatic moves to end crisis

Doha

TURKEY'S foreign minister held talks with Qatar's ruler on Wednesday as the search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified and the United Nations (UN) voiced fears over growing humanitarian concerns in the region.

Mevlut Cavusoglu called for dialogue to end the crisis, after meeting Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha.

"The meeting discussed developments of the Gulf crisis and means of solving it in addition to reviewing the strategic ties between the two countries and aspects of developing them on all fronts," a statement on the Qatar News Agency said.

The reference to "all fronts" could refer to Turkey's military base in Qatar.

On Thursday, Mr Cavusoglu travelled to Kuwait - which is also seeking to solve the crisis - before holding talks with Saudi King Salman in Saudi Arabia on Friday, Turkey's state-r…