Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. This is reported on the Kremlin website. During the conversation, which was held on the initiative of the Russian side, issues of further development of bilateral cooperation in various fields, as well as crisis situations in the Middle East and North Africa. The interlocutors agreed on the continuation of contacts. On Monday, June 5, Putin during a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the current situation around Qatar. The Heads of State called on all interested countries to engage in dialogue to find compromise solutions in the interests of peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region. The sides stressed the need for coordinated work and coordination of the international community to combat terrorism. Also Putin and Erdogan discussed the practical implementation of the agreements on the creation of de-escalation zones in Syria.

Earlier on June 5, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE announced a break in diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorist organizations, including the "Islamic State" (IG) and "Al Qaeda" banned in Russia, as well as in committing acts To destabilize the domestic political situation in these Arab states. A little later they were joined by Yemen, Libya and the Maldives. Qatar replied that the allegations of Doha as an accomplice of terrorism were unfounded.

The Presidents of Russia and Egypt discussed the crisis situations in the Middle East.