Stating that his company would enhance the animal husbandry activities 50 kilometers away from Doha, the capital of Qatar, "We will probably start to produce milk as of the middle of July", Qatari businessman al-Khayyat said.
The head of state noted that a teleconference with participation of the French President and Emir of Qatar will be held today to solve the Qatari crisis.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are among several countries which last week announced the suspension of all ties to Qatar over what they say is the state's support for extremist groups and its political proximity to Shiite Iran.
It added in a statement that the current tensions around Qatar, "exacerbate the hard situation in the entire Middle East region".
Qatar denies allegations it supports terrorism and has vowed to not give up its independent foreign policy.
Similar statements were also issued by the UAE and Bahraini aviation authorities after a CNN interview of Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, Akbar al-Baker, who criticised the three Arab countries for the airspace closure.
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Ankara has also called upon all countries involved to engage in dialogue in the hopes of coming to a peaceful solution with Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusogl offering to help mediate disputes.
Turkey's parliament last week approved deploying troops to a Turkish base in Qatar in what was seen as a show of support for its embattled ally.
Saudi Arabia's state news agency reported few details about the call on Tuesday, only saying the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and counterterrorism efforts. As Qatar shares with Iran one of the world's largest underwater natural gas fields, the country is working to maintain conciliatory ties with Iran in expectation of cooperating with Tehran to develop the field.
The decision to open new routes is expected to ensure the continued importation of food supplies, project cargoes and others goods to Qatar, which has historically been hugely dependent of food imports, the New York Times reported.
Pakistan has also said it will not take part in any military action against a Muslim country.
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