Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah said on Friday that "fruitful discussions have taken place in recent days to resolve the Gulf crisis". The Kuwaiti minister said: "All parties involved in recent talks expressed their desire to find a final and lasting solution to the GCC crisis for the benefit of their people." "All parties that participated in the talks expressed their desire to maintain the GCC and Arab stability," Al-Sabah added. In a short televised statement, Kuwaiti foreign minister thanked Jared Kushner, the senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, for his efforts in this regard. Kuwait has been mediating between the "Arab Quartet" countries — Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt — and Qatar ever since the boycott of Doha began in 2017. — SG