The Foreign and Commonwealth Office informally approached the embassies of Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and Qatar to ask if their ambassadors would be willing to talk to the hostage-takers.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office secara informal mendekati kedutaan Aljazair, Yordania, Kuwait, Lebanon, Suriah dan Qatar untuk bertanya jika duta besar mereka akan bersedia untuk berbicara dengan para penyandera.