Al Emadi sought to play down the impact of the crisis on the country, saying the plunge in Qatari assets last week was a "normal" reaction to moves by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to cut diplomatic and transport links with Qatar.
On Monday it was becoming clear that Qatar could prevent the economic damage from becoming critical.
"One of the big things that we did and you are seeing it now is Qatar and all of the things that are actually going on in a very positive fashion".
After the untoward decision by Muslim countries, worldwide powers were wondering whether Pakistan would side with Saudi Arabia or take a different turn.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Monday that Qatar is in contact with worldwide aviation authorities and legal organizations as it tries to fight back against moves by Saudi Arabia and its allies to cut off its land, air and sea access.
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Iran and Turkey recently announced initiatives to replenish food supplies to Qatar, which had previously imported most of its food requirements from Saudi Arabia.(ANSAmed). "We are going to make sure we are even more diversified than we were before".
A painting depicting Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani is seen on a bus during a demonstration in support of him in Doha, Qatar June 11, 2017.
Tuvey said the main threat to the economy was that Qatari banks could find it much harder to obtain wholesale funding from other banks to sustain growth in their loan portfolios.
Iran - the main regional rival of Saudi Arabia - sent four cargo planes of food to Qatar and plans to provide 100 tonnes of fruit and vegetables every day, Iranian officials said on Sunday, amid concerns of shortages. He undertook a similar peace mission when tension brewed between Iran and Saudi Arabia a year ago after execution of a Shia cleric by the kingdom. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest, controls stakes in companies from Glencore Plc to Barclays Plc. "We are extremely comfortable with our positions, our investments and liquidity in our systems", he said. The cost of these investments is likely to increase because material can no longer come across the land border with Saudi Arabia, he said.
Qatar Airways offices were closed in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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