Saudi Arabia welcomed the restoration of diplomatic relations between the UAE and Qatar.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia issued a statement welcoming the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Qatar and the UAE and the reopening of embassies between the two countries.
The ministry emphasized that this positive step shows the strength of relations between the member countries of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and helps to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the member countries of the council in order to achieve the wishes of the member countries and the people of the region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar announced in a statement on Monday the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Qatar and the UAE and the reopening of embassies between the two countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar announced in a statement that Qatar and the UAE have decided to restore their diplomatic missions, and this is done “based on the Al-Ala Agreement and the desire of the two countries to strengthen bilateral relations.”
The ministry emphasized that the embassies of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were reopened on Monday after the two Gulf countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations.
According to this statement, this action expresses the real will of the two countries and also in the framework of strengthening the joint Arab work process to realize the vision of the two brotherly countries.
In April, Reuters quoted an Emirati official as saying in a written response that Qatar and the UAE are currently in the process of activating diplomatic relations, which will include the reopening of embassies, and that the embassies and new ambassadors are expected to open by mid-June (late). June) to be reopened and established.
In 2017, there was a severe political crisis in the relations between the four Arab countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, and they accused Doha of supporting extremist groups, but Doha has always denied this accusation. Sanctioning countries, 13 conditions for resuming relations. decided with Qatar, but Doha, stating that the sanctions do not have any convincing reasons to prove their claims, emphasizes that these conditions are in clear contradiction with the sovereignty of this country.
Finally, on the 5th of January last, at the meeting of the heads of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region in the city of Al-Ala in Saudi Arabia, a reconciliation agreement was signed between the two parties, which ended the biggest internal crisis of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council since its establishment in 1981.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the first countries to appoint new ambassadors to Qatar in 2021. Bahrain has not yet reopened its embassy in Doha.
