The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain started Wednesday afternoon a meeting in Cairo to decide on the next steps over their dispute with Qatar.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, the Arab quartet said in a statement that they received Qatar’s response over their 13-point list of demands through mediator Kuwait.

The joint statement said the three Gulf countries and Egypt would respond to the Qatari reply "in a timely manner."

The meeting comes almost one month after they severed diplomatic ties with Doha over allegations it supports terror groups, which Doha denies.

A press conference is expected to take place following the conclusion of the meeting to announce results.