London — There was little likelihood of a quick resolution to the Gulf standoff over Qatar as the emirate’s neighbours wanted a solution "that will stick", a senior United Arab Emirates official says. Speaking during a trip to London, Foreign Affairs Minister Anwar Gargash said the four-nation, Saudi Arabia-led bloc isolating Qatar needed a clear signal that the emirate was willing to re-examine its position on extremism and terrorism. "The situation we want to move to is a neighbour that we can trust, a neighbour that is transparent, that we can do business with," he said in an interview outside the Houses of Parliament. "This is not a crisis where we are looking for a quick fix," he said. "We need a solution that will stick." The allies — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt — cut diplomatic and commercial ties with the emirate on June 5. They have vowed to restore them only after the world’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas complies with their demands, including endi...
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