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Qatar visit to the US aims to break Gulf gridlock

Qatar is using a high-level visit to Washington to get the Donald Trump administration’s support to broker a deal to end the monthslong Saudi-led embargo.
Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC19BDD1CE80
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Qatar hopes a high-level visit to the US capital can help break the Saudi-led embargo that has hobbled the tiny emirate for the past seven months.

A contingent of Cabinet officials, including the foreign, defense and finance ministers, are fanning out throughout Washington this week in a series of events headlined by a bilateral dialogue on Tuesday.

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