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Dispute with Qatar won’t be long-term, Bahrain industry minister says

FILE- In this Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 file photo, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attends a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Doha, Qatar. Bahrain says it is cutting diplomatic ties to Qatar amid a deepening rift between Gulf Arab nations. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

RIYADH, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s diplomatic dispute with Qatar isn’t likely to last for a long time, and will not change Bahrain’s economic outlook, the Bahraini minister of industry, commerce and tourism said on Tuesday.

“I think that the issue we have with Qatar is not something of a long-term nature — the dispute is going to get solved sooner or later,” Zayed al-Zayani told a business conference in Riyadh. He did not specify how the dispute might be settled.