US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived Monday in Kuwait for talks aimed at defusing the Gulf's worst crisis in years.
He immediately held talks with Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who is leading the mediation effort between the Gulf states, and Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah.
British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill, who was also received by the emir, attended part of the meeting which discussed the Gulf crisis.
Kuwait, the United States and Britain issued a joint statement following the talks, appealing to the Gulf foes "to quickly contain the current crisis and resolve it at the earliest through dialogue," according to a statement cited by the KUNA news agency.
Tillerson will travel on Tuesday to Qatar for talks with leaders there before returning to Kuwait later in the day.
