Washington, (IINA) : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. In a telephone conversation, the leaders discussed, among other things, the diplomatic row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors.

“The president and the crown prince committed to close cooperation to advance our shared goals of security, stability, and prosperity across the Middle East and beyond,” the White House said in a statement following their telephone talks.

“The two leaders discussed the priority of resolving the ongoing dispute with Qatar,” the statement noted.

Trump and the crown prince additionally “discussed efforts to achieve a lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians and ways to further deepen economic cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia.”

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saudi Arabia and its allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar.

“We hope the list of demands will soon be presented to Qatar and will be reasonable and actionable,” he said.

“We support the Kuwaiti mediation effort and look forward to this matter moving toward a resolution,” added Tillerson, who has been tasked by Trump to oversee an end to the standoff.