Qatar stands for Ukraine crisis settlement to satisfy both conflicting sides - emir

ASTANA. July 4 (Interfax) - The Ukraine crisis should be settled on the terms acceptable to both sides, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani said.

"Of course, we would like this crisis to be resolved, but this should be done in a way to satisfy both sides," he said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The emir thanked Putin for noting the mediating efforts of Qatar to return Ukrainian and Russian children home and pledged to continue this work.