The stand-off between Qatar and its Arab neighbours would best be solved by an agreement across the region to prevent the financing of terrorism, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said.
However, doubts about the broadcasting of the joint press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir were immediately raised by media outlets that claimed what Gabriel actually said could not be heard due to a “technical failure” during the telecast. 
Gabriel is on a tour of the Gulf region, where four Arab states have cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Qatar over claims that it is financing militant groups. Qatar rejects the 
accusations.
Referring to the so-called technical problem, Al Jazeera said the broadcasting of the conference was exclusive to the Saudi news channel Al-Ekhbaria.
“It was remarkable that the translation, which was aired by Al-Ekhbaria, had a problem in the voice of the translator while the German minister answered the only question he was asked.
“The voice of the translator kept repeating one sentence more than six times until the minister has finished speaking, and then the original voice of the translator became clear in the last three words.
“In addition to the technical problems that accompanied the press conference, it was also to be noted that Al-Jubeir insisted on answering questions on behalf of his German counterpart when Gabriel was asked about Berlin’s position on the Gulf crisis. After the conclusion of al-Jubeir’s speech, the German minister said he had nothing more to add,” Al Jazeera said.
Calling for an agreement on ending any kind of support for terrorist or extremist organisations, after a two-hour meeting with his Saudi counterpart Gabriel said: “We all know that (this support) is not organised by states, but often by private persons. But we must somehow succeed in ending support in the region for extremist and terrorist organisations,” without referring to any particular country.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt are pressing Qatar to shutter its Al Jazeera news TV station and scale down its relations to Iran.