On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia conveyed to mediators from Kuwait a list of demands to deliver to Qatar.
Erdogan has said isolating Qatar would not resolve any problems.
"Now, there are ones who are bothered because of us being together with our Qatari brothers or sending and exporting food supplies, drugs etc - no matter if they are in hunger or thirst - should excuse us". I'm sorry, we will continue to give Qatar every kind of support. He said Qatar has historically supported groups that have "spanned the spectrum of political expression from activism to violence".
Despite calling for an ease to the blockade, Tillerson said Qatar needs to do more to address terrorism financing.
"The number of Turkish warplanes and Turkish warships going to the base will become clear after the preparation of a report based on an initial assessment at the base", Hurriyet said.
The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other Arab states severed all ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the country of funding terrorist organisations and backing Iran.
"So we had a decision to make: Do we take the easy road or do we finally take a hard but necessary action?" We are a platform for peace not terrorism. "And its extremist ideology in terms of funding".
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) said the Senate is looking at such a ban. Moon expressed condolences to the Warmbier family and the American people.
"We call on the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to ease the blockade against Qatar", Tillerson said in a brief statement to reporters. Turkey and Qatar have both provided support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and backed rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A separate SPA report on Saturday acknowledged Tillerson's call for Qatar to curtail support for terrorism, but did not mention his remarks that the crisis was hurting ordinary Qataris, impairing business dealings and harming the US fight against the Islamic State militant group.
"We call on Qatar to be responsive to the concerns of its neighbors", he said.
The crisis has implications for the U.S.; Qatar hosts almost 11,000 American military personnel at an air base.
"We believe these are unintended consequences, especially during the holy month of Ramadan", he said.
He admitted that the Emir of Qatar needs to do more to limit terrorist funding but said he has made progress.
The Associated Press reports that Arab nations early Friday put 12 organizations and 59 people on a terror sanctions list for associating with Qatar, the latest move in the growing diplomatic dispute.
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