Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar had still not received any demands from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which severed relations two weeks ago, triggering the worst Gulf Arab crisis in years.
Sheikh Mohammed also said that the economic impact on the Persian Gulf nation had so far proved minimal, however, he added that it did not mean that they "are living in a flawless condition". "And we are not going to negotiate on our own affairs", he said. Representatives for the QIA declined to comment.
"They have to lift the blockade to start negotiations", he told reporters.
This isn't the first time that the QIA has stepped in to support local lenders.
"Qatar will realise that this is a new state of affairs and isolation can last years", Gargash told a small group of reporters in Paris on Monday. Last week, U.S. president Donald Trump called Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and offered to help resolve the dispute.
The military exercises come amid a crisis revolving around Qatar and certain Arab countries.
"If they want to be isolated because of their perverted view of what their political role is, then let them be isolated".
"France, UK or the United States - they are strong allies of Qatar and we have a great deal of cooperation together in terms of military, defence, security, economically", said Sheikh Mohammed.
Turkish troops have taken part in planned joint military exercises in Qatar amid a widening rift between the Arab country and its neighbors in the Persian Gulf region.
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Qatar has also shipped in food from Turkey and Iran since Saudi and its allies on June 5 suspended ties with the emirate.
The lobbying campaign, organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, cited Qatar's support for radical Islamic terrorist groups as the chief reason for international pressure.
Thani spoke after UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said those seeking to isolate Qatar had no intention of backing down unless their demands are met.
The foreign minister added that the economic impact on Qatar had so far proved minimal but added: "We are not claiming we are living in a ideal condition".
Qatar, the world's richest country per capita, has used its wealth over the past decade to exert outsized influence in the Middle East, backing factions in civil wars and revolts across the region.
Turkey's most direct intervention in the crisis was the acceleration of a 2014 agreement to send more troops to the permanent base in Qatar.
Qatar says the sanctions have also brought personal hardship for its citizens who live in neighbouring countries or have relatives there. The countries that imposed the sanctions gave Qataris two weeks to leave, which expired yesterday.
US President Donald Trump has supported Arab states' sanctions against Qatar, which have disrupted its main routes to import goods by land from Saudi Arabia and by sea from the UAE.
Some $18-billion in short-term deposits held by Saudi, UAE and Bahraini banks would mature in the next two months, but if the funds were withdrawn they could be "easily" covered by the Qatari government, said Jaida.
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