U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Kuwait City, Kuwait July 10, 2017. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)/Handout via REUTERS
ISTANBUL/DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Kuwait on Monday for talks aimed at resolving the crisis triggered by the cutoff of links with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and Arab allies .
In Doha, a Western diplomat said creation of a "terror finance monitoring mechanism" would feature in the talks, but declined to elaborate. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt imposed sanctions last month, accusing Doha of aiding terrorism, something it denies.
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