The general situation of GCC leaders attending the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Bayan Palace, Kuwait city, On December 5, 2017.
A us-brokered deal to clear up more than three years of discord between Qatar and four Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, is due to be signed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
“With the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ bad blood, we have made a breakthrough,” the official said, according to the round.He did not want to be named.
It is the latest in a string of Middle East deals sought by the United States to build a united front against Iran, including agreements between Israel and Arab states.
Since mid-2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have imposed diplomatic, trade and exit bans on Qatar over allegations that it supports terrorism.
During the storm, a Saudi-led group refused to allow Qatar to close Al Jazeera, close Turkey’s military base in Duha and downgrade diplomatic relations with Iran. The Qatari authorities see the Saudi demands as an attempt to pressure Qatar to relinquish national sovereignty and decision-making power.
Qatar has close ties with the United States and is home to the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump sent his son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner to the Gulf region to seek relief from the fallout among Washington’s Allies.
Gulf states and Egypt will sign an agreement to end their blockade of Qatar at the GCC summit, a senior US government official told Reuters on Thursday.
According to the agreement to be signed on May 5, the four countries will end the blockade against Qatar, and Qatar will be relatively free of blockade-related lawsuits.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Naser also revealed earlier that Saudi Arabia has lifted the land, sea and air blockade against Qatar on The evening of April 4. A broader solution to the more than three-year-old crisis is expected when the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meets for a summit.
The GCC announced last month that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar had received a letter from King Salman of Saudi Arabia inviting him to the six-nation summit in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
Turkey, which has close ties with Qatar, on Thursday night approved the lifting of the blockade on Qatar.
“Turkey welcomes the resolution of the Persian Gulf crisis and appreciates the efforts of Kuwait and other international mediators to resolve this crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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