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Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, the United States, on October 14, 2020. / Reuters
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington, the United States, on October 14, 2020. / Reuters
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday that a resolution to the dispute with Qatar appeared “within reach” after Kuwait announced progress to end a dispute that Washington says hinders a united Gulf front against Iran.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have imposed a diplomatic, trade and travel boycott of Qatar since mid-2017.
“We have made significant progress in recent days, thanks to Kuwait’s continued efforts,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said at a conference in Rome via video link. , adding that he was happy to see a final agreement between everyone. nations in dispute.
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Friday celebrated the achievements made and continued efforts to resolve the dispute, the state-run KUNA news agency said.
Boycotting nations accuse Doha of supporting terrorism. Qatar denies the accusation, claiming the move is aimed at undermining its sovereignty.
In a Twitter post, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he hoped that the Gulf reconciliation “will contribute to the stability and political and economic development of all the peoples of our region.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said from a distance on Friday that the United States was also hopeful that the dispute would be resolved at a Bahrain summit.
Doha had been set on 13 demands, ranging from the closure of Al Jazeera television and the closure of a Turkish base to severing ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and degrading ties with Iran, which shares a major gas field with Qatar. .
(With input from Reuters)
