TEHRAN (Basirat): Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Adbulrahman Al Thani expressed his country's willingness to have constructive relations with Iran after several Persian Gulf Arab countries cut their diplomatic ties with Doha.

Al Thani in an interview with RT Arabic during a visit to the Russian capital, Moscow, stressd that "as far as our relations with Iran are concerned, everyone wants positive relations with Iran. Iran is a neighbor."

"The strategic choice of all countries is to maintain dialog with Iran," the Qatari Foreign Minister said, adding "we, in the state of Qatar, support these efforts."

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, and suspended air and sea communication one week after the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East.

Later, Libya and Maldives joined that list of nation to break off diplomatic relations with Doha. Jordan also announced Wednesday that Amman has decided to reduce its diplomatic status after studying reasons behind the tension between Cairo, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama with Qatar.

The split among the Arab states erupted last month after US President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia where he accused Iran of "destabilizing interventions" in Arab lands.

SOURCE: Fars News Agency