Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thanihas called on all parties to "exercise restraint" and avoid further escalation over Ukraine in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, a Qatari foreign ministry statement said on Sunday.

Qatar urged "all parties to exercise restraint, resolve disputes through constructive dialogue and diplomatic methods, and to settle international disputes by peaceful means," the statement said.