SHIJIAZHUANG， China， Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Erdenesuren Munkhtulga， riding for Ningxia LIVALL continental team， won the first stage of a two-day international cycling race in north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday.
Munkhtulga finished the 138-kilometer stage in 2 hours 54 minutes 13 seconds， two seconds ahead of Fedorov Ruslan of the Uzbekistan Taskent team.
The third place went to Vasilyev Maksym of Ukraine's Kloss BDC continental team， who clocked 2:54:17.
Some 200 professional cyclists from Europe and Asia along with 400 amateur cyclists entered the two-day race for 270，000 RMB (about 45，500 U.S. dollars) in prize money.
For the professional group， the second stage will feature a 134.6-kilometer race including two sections on mountain roads.
CAIRODOHA Argentina World Cup Jerseys , July 6 (Xinhua) -- The month-long standoff between Qatar and a bloc of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia is to continue despite intensified diplomatic activity to resolve it.
After a meeting in Cairo Wednesday, foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt expressed regret over Qatar's "negative" response to their ultimatum issued two days ago.
They said the blockade imposed on Qatar would continue until Doha reverses its course, while indicating that they would take further steps in "a timely manner."
Analysts said that Victor Cuesta World Cup Jersey , despite the latest diplomatic efforts, the prospect for quickly resolving the crisis remains dim.
Though the Saudi-led alliance's response was milder than previously expected, the standoff could still escalate if the United States is unwilling to strongly get involved in meditating the crisis.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told a news conference in Cairo Wednesday after the four-nation foreign ministers' meeting that Qatar's response to their demands was "generally negative" as it lacks content.
Doha's response reflected its failure to realize the gravity of the situation, and does not provide a basis for Qatar to retreat from its policies, Shoukry said.
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Those countries also imposed sanctions on Qatar, by cutting off their air, sea and land links to the gas-rich tiny Gulf nation.
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They gave Qatar another 48 hours to respond to their demands after a 10-day deadline expired on Sunday. Kuwait, which is not part of the bloc, relayed Qatar's response to the four countries on Tuesday, a day after Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Kuwait.
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But the Saudi-led bloc's response was much milder than expected, as it refrained from raising the tone of criticism about Doha and making further threats to widen the blockade.
On Wednesday, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel concluded his three-nation tour to Qatar, UAE and Kuwait, in an attempt to mediate Doha's disputes with its neighbors.
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Analysts said that the Saudi-led bloc's restraint was based on two reasons. First, they need more time to further study Qatar's response and coordinate their position.
Second, the bloc needs to consult with the United States first, which hopes to calm down the situation, before making decisions on the next steps. The four foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to hold another meeting in Bahrain soon.
Many believed that the measured response from the Saudi-led alliance was largely a result of pressure from the United States.
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Trump highlighted the need for "constructive negotiation" between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, while calling on all the countries to follow their commitments to stopping financing terrorists and discrediting extremist ideology.
Mohamed Hussein, a professor of political science at the Cairo University Nahuel Guzman World Cup Jersey , said Trump has not toned down criticism of Qatar for financing terrorism, while calling for talks to resolve the crisis.
Washington, which has a military base in Qatar to launch counter-terrorism operations, intends to benefit from the division among Gulf nations, while hoping to contain the current standoff from worsening to damage its interests Matias Kranevitter World Cup Jersey , Hussein said.
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Though the four Arab nations did not announce new sanctions on Wednesday, still they could strengthen the blockade on Doha, politically and economically, analysts said.
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But tightening sanctions on Qatar could backfire politically and economically. Qatar could be pushed closer to Iran and Turkey, which have publicly sided with Doha in the latest standoff. But both Saudi Arabia and Egypt do not want to see Tehran and Ankara involved in Arab affairs.
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