WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and Kuwait (all times local):
2:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump is praising Kuwait’s emir for taking a leadership role in trying to end a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors.
Trump’s holding a joint news conference at the White House with Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Trump applauded Kuwait’s “critical contributions to regional stability.” He urged the parties to the dispute – Qatar on one side and Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the other – to embrace the emir’s initiative.
Trump says all the countries involved are “essential partners” in the fight against Islamic State group.