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The statement by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Mohammed es-Sabah that an agreement had been reached to open land, sea and air borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar represented the first sign that the knot that had been undone had been undone. it had been going on in the Gulf for years.
Later, it was reported that the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamed Al Sani, will personally attend the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, which will be hosted by Saudi Arabia today.
POSITIVE MESSAGE FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, PARTY OF THE CRISIS
“We are on the eve of a historic summit where we will restore the unity of the Gulf. Our priority is the security, stability and development of our people and our state,” said Enver Gargaş, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. United (UAE), in its Twitter post about the Saudi-Qatar deal. used expressions.
Gargaş pointed out that they are on the right track, but they need to work harder.
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The UAE will also attend the meeting to be held in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, under a high-level name. According to the UAE media, it was reported that the Vice President, Prime Minister and Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will be present at the meeting.
THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED TODAY AT THE KIK SUMMIT
According to the news site Axios based on US sources, the signatures of the agreement reached after the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia lasted 3.5 years will be signed today.
The United States is said to have mediated the deal, which is described as “a major step” in resolving the crisis between some Gulf countries and Qatar.
Speaking to Axios, the sources stated that both Qatar and Saudi Arabia see this agreement as a “gesture” towards the Donald Trump administration and that these countries are preparing to open a clean slate for the administration of new US President Joe Biden.
Under the agreement, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are expected to lift the air, land and sea embargo imposed on Qatar since 2017.
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In return, Qatar will withdraw the lawsuits filed against its 3 Gulf neighbors and the parties will end their smear campaigns in the media.
It is claimed that the participation of Trump’s main adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in this agreement reached between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
HOW DID THE GULF CRISIS START?
The events that led to an unprecedented crisis among the Gulf countries began after QNA, QNA, released anti-American statements and support for the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Temim Al Sani, on the night of May 23, 2017.
Doha announced that this was the work of the hackers who infiltrated the agency’s system as a result of the cyber attack and Emir Sheikh Temim made no such statement. However, the media in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt continued to step up their broadcasts in line with criticism of Qatar on the issue.
When the calendars showed June 5, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain announced that they ended their diplomatic relations with Doha in the morning and closed their airspace to Qatar. With the closing of Qatar’s only land gate to the outside world by Riyadh, the largest Gulf diplomatic crisis in history began.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, which diplomatically blocked Qatar on charges of “supporting terrorist groups”, demanded that their citizens leave Qatar within 14 days, and Qataris also leave their country.
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Some countries that were disturbed by the soft power that Qatar gained after the Arab Spring or benefited from the “checkbook diplomacy” of the countries that applied the blockade, also supported the blockade decision against Qatar and cut their diplomatic relations.
TRUMP’S SUPPORT TO ABLUK
Meanwhile, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced to the world that he was aware of this initiative of the countries that implement the blockade and that he supported the decision to block, as usual, through publications on social networks.
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon), on the other hand, announced that there are no changes to the US Army operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, which is run from Al-Udeyd Air Base, the largest central command in the Middle East, based in Qatar. The then Secretary of State of the United States, Rex Tillerson, also called on the countries that imposed the blockade to moderate and reconcile with Qatar.
ANKARA’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE CRISIS
The embargo on Qatar has also mobilized Ankara, which accepts Doha as its “strategic partner”. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan conducted a telephone diplomacy with many leaders, saying that they “did not think it right” to block a Muslim brother country in Ramadan.
On the other hand, more than 75 percent of daily road food consumption from Saudi Arabia providing assistance to Qatar, Turkey and Iran has grown from cargo planes. With the onset of the crisis, Qataris flocked to the markets and found Turkish products on the shelves.
In addition to logistical support to accelerate the decision to increase its presence in the military bases of Qatar, Turkey, a few days after the embargo to 600 the number of troops in Qatar issuing decisions adopted in Parliament.
DEMANDS OF THE COUNTRIES THAT APPLY TO ABLUK
Among the list of 13 requests sent to Doha by four countries that are parties to the Gulf crisis, there were articles such as “the closure of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel, Qatar pays compensation to the countries that impose the blockade, the closure from the Turkish military base in Doha. “
By stating that they rejected the demands of the countries implementing the blockade, Doha argued that these demands violated its sovereignty.
Support for Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamed Al Sani has visibly increased among Qataris, who believe the blockade has hurt them.
KUWEYT CONTINUES ITS SEARCH EFFORTS
Kuwait did not cease its mediation efforts during the administration of the former Kuwaiti Emir, Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, and of the Emir Sheikh Nevvaf al-Ahmed al-Jabir al-Sabah, who ascended to the throne in September.
Likewise, it was reflected in the international press that the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, has tried to resolve the crisis during his recent visits to the region and as a result, the important stage was recorded.
Experts share the view that the Saudi Arabian administration, which has developed very close relations with the Trump administration and entered the region with a kind of “open check,” is trying to develop its regional alliances with the concern that the room for maneuver is restricted during the Biden period, which will soon move to the United States Oval Office.
PAKISTAN IS A POSITIVE APPROACH
In the statement made by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, the efforts of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nevvaf al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, and the contribution of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were commended. to the solution of the problem.
The statement noted that the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, to be hosted by Saudi Arabia today, will increase cooperation and trust between the GCC countries.
The statement noted that Pakistan will continue to attach importance to bilateral relations with the GCC and GCC countries, noting that the Islamabad administration is pleased to open the land, air and sea borders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar to each other.
POSITIVE MESSAGES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN LIBYA
Libya’s Supreme State Council Chairman Khalid al-Mishri congratulated the two countries on the decision to mutually open the borders and restore relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
“We congratulate our brothers in Qatar and Saudi Arabia for the successful efforts of the State of Kuwait for the resumption of flights and the restoration of relations,” Mishri said on his Facebook account. used expressions.
Noting that this is an important step towards comprehensive reconciliation, Mishri said he hopes this step will contribute to the stabilization of the region and the reconciliation and agreement that will prevail in Libya and all Arab-Islamic countries.
