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Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah said on Friday that “fruitful” discussions have been held over the past period to resolve the Gulf crisis that has continued since 2017 between Qatar, on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt on the other.
Through a speech broadcast by Kuwait TV, he explained that these conversations “affirmed their enthusiasm for the solidarity and stability of the Gulf and the Arab countries and to reach a final agreement that would achieve what they aspire to in terms of lasting solidarity between their countries and the good of its people. “
A statement from His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information:
In the name of Allah the Merciful
As part of the reconciliation efforts previously led by my lord His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may God have mercy on him, and in the continuation of the efforts he is currently making, Lord, Your high King
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@MOFAKuwait) December 4, 2020
The Kuwaiti minister thanked Jared Kushner, adviser to the US president, “for the fruitful results that have been achieved in the way of resolving the dispute.”
For his part, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani told him in a tweet on Twitter that “the declaration of the State of Kuwait is an important step towards solving the crisis in the Gulf “.
“We thank Brother Kuwait and his mediation since the beginning of the crisis, and we also appreciate the American efforts made in this regard, and we affirm that our priority has been and will continue to be the interest and security of the peoples of the Gulf and the region. “he added.
The Kuwait declaration is an important step towards solving the Gulf crisis. We thank Brother Kuwait and his mediation since the beginning of the crisis. We also appreciate the US efforts in this regard, and affirm that our priority has been and will continue to be the interest and security of the peoples of the Gulf and the region.
– Muhammad bin Abdulrahman (@MBA_AlThani_) December 4, 2020
For his part, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said that his country views “with great appreciation the efforts of the sister state of Kuwait to close the gap in views regarding the Gulf crisis. and we appreciate American efforts in this regard. “
He added in a tweet on Twitter: “We hope that the efforts of Kuwait and the United States will be crowned with success for the benefit and good of the region.”
Speaking at the Mediterranean Forum, he said that remarkable progress has been made on the Gulf crisis thanks to the efforts of Kuwait and the United States, and we hope that this development will lead to a final agreement.
He added: “Of course, we are optimistic that we are close to finalizing an agreement between all the Gulf states, so that we can reach a satisfactory solution for all.”
We highly appreciate the efforts made by the sister State of Kuwait to close the gap in views regarding the Gulf crisis, and we appreciate the American efforts in this regard, and we hope to be crowned with success for the benefit and good region of.
– Faisal bin Farhan (@FaisalbinFarhan) December 4, 2020
The Sultanate of Oman also welcomed Kuwait’s statement on the positive results of the Gulf reconciliation efforts and considered that the reconciliation efforts, led by Kuwait and the United States, reflect the parties’ enthusiasm for solidarity and stability of the Gulf and the Arab countries to reach a final agreement that achieves lasting solidarity among all countries, including the well-being, development and prosperity of all the peoples of the region.
#statement | The Sultanate welcomes the statement issued by the sister State of Kuwait on the positive results of the reconciliation efforts in the Gulf. pic.twitter.com/G5hMw6o4Kd
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@FMofOman) December 4, 2020
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, considered that the declaration of the State of Kuwait on strengthening the solidarity of the Gulf reflects the strength and cohesion of the council.
Qatari writer and journalist Jaber Al-Harami said there is optimism for a solution to the crisis, noting that the Kuwaiti statement, even if brief, places the crisis in its proper context, more than 3 years after its outbreak.
He said that the region has seen many changes over the recent period, and that the crisis causes losses and continuous bleeding for all parties, noting that Qatar had a clear vision from the beginning.
The director of the Al-Madar Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Dr. Saleh Al-Mutairi, said that the emergence of these promises today represents happy news about the proximity of a solution, years after the outbreak of this crisis, which occurred in the context of claims that were neither convincing nor understood.
He added that today all parties are convinced that there is no winner in this crisis, that we are all losers and that the US administration is also convinced of the need and importance of solving this crisis.
Al-Mutairi expressed his hope that the solution would be comprehensive and eternal, and that those justifications would not be repeated in the context in which the crisis broke out.
Progress on the wall of crisis
For his part, the director of Al-Jazeera’s Kuwait office, Saad Al-Saeedi, said it is clear that the latest round of talks has made clear progress on the crisis, following the recent visit of Trump’s adviser to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, noting that Kuwait may have left the details for the countries involved to announce themselves.
Al-Jazeera Washington correspondent Wajd Waqfi stated that Kuwait’s statement came two days after Kushner’s visit to the region, and that official Washington so far continues to keep its findings secret, but what we know is that an agreement was reached during Kushner’s presence that includes the opening of land and air borders.
He said that during the two days discussions continued and that the Trump administration wanted a solution to this crisis before he left.
Al-Jazeera Net has learned from informed sources in the Gulf that there are new developments that may go a long way toward ending the Gulf crisis.
On Friday, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said: “Qatar is optimistic about the resolution of the Gulf crisis.”
He added, in a videoconference to the session of the Sixth Forum in Rome for Mediterranean Dialogue, that any type of solution to the crisis must be comprehensive and preserve the unity of the Gulf.
“We hope that things are going in the right direction, but we cannot predict if a move is imminent or if the conflict will be fully resolved, and we cannot say that all problems will be resolved in one day,” he said.
He stressed that the Gulf crisis has nothing to do with the Abraham accords or any normalization with Israel, and emphasized that normalization with Israel at the present time will not add any value to the Palestinian people.
The United States and Kuwait are working to end the dispute, which led Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to impose a diplomatic and economic blockade on Qatar since mid-2017.
On Thursday, Bloomberg said that “Saudi Arabia and Qatar are close to reaching a preliminary agreement to end the dispute that has lasted more than 3 years, under pressure from the administration of outgoing US President Donald Trump.”
The agency added, citing 3 unidentified sources, that the initial agreement will not include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.
The US agency cited two sources as saying the rapprochement is likely to include reopening the airspace and land borders between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ending the media war between them and taking more steps to build trust within a plan. detailed to gradually restore relationships.
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