Blinken meets with Qatari counterpart in Amman

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at a hotel during a day of meeting, in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday, November 4. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Amman.

Neither spoke during a brief photo spray at the beginning of their meeting on Saturday.

Qatar has served as a key negotiator in discussions with Hamas amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza. The US has credited the Gulf nation for its help in securing the release of four hostages held by the group, as well as for the eventual opening of the Rafah gate between Gaza and Egypt.