Qatari PM says hostage talks at a ‘delicate phase,’ trying to overcome ‘stalling’

By Agencies 17 April 2024, 1:08 pm 16 Edit

Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani speaks to the press as he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says talks on a Gaza truce and a release of hostages are at a “delicate phase.”

“We are trying as much as possible to address this stumbling block,” he says, adding there is some “stalling.”

“We are going through a sensitive stage with some stalling, and we are trying as much as possible to address this stalling,” he says.

Hamas has refused the latest deal put forward by mediators.