The leaders of the Arab Gulf states arrived in Saudi Arabia today (Tuesday) in honor of the summit that will focus on ending the long-running conflict with Qatar. The summit comes after pressure from the United States, which is interested in producing a united front in the fight against Iran.
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Ta’min bin Hamed al-Thani, met with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, who was waiting for him at the airport, and the two, who were wearing masks following the corona plague, embraced in a historic embrace. There is an ongoing conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, during which Saudi Arabia has boycotted Qatar in recent years.
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman welcomes Qatari ruler Tamim bin Hamad in Saudi Arabia’s Alaula province in hugs … ending a 3.5-year boycott. The renewal of relations was mediated by the Kuwait and the Trump administration; Activists from the Arab Gulf: “Trump is a good president … he has brought the cousins (the Abraham agreement) and the brothers closer.” pic.twitter.com/h3u4aMU2OA
– Yasser Okbi (@OkbiYasser) January 5, 2021
Meanwhile, Kavit announced that Saudi Arabia had agreed to open its airspace and borders with Qatar and end the boycott that began in mid-2017 during which Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar in light of Qatar’s denial of terrorism. .
The breakthrough in the negotiations between the countries, according to sources in the United States, is the Abraham agreements, which Arab states signed with the State of Israel, and which were intended, among other things, to produce the same united front against Iran that Trump is interested in.