The diplomatic spat between Qatar and some members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has come to an end after a meeting in Riyadh. In March, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia recalled their Ambassadors from Qatar accusing Doha of interfering in their domestic affairs as well as supporting and offering members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood a safe haven after the ousting of President Morsi. It has also been confirmed that the GCC summit will also be held in Doha.
The three states are now willing to finally end their diplomatic tussle with Doha as they promised that the return of their diplomats will mark “the opening of a new page that will present a strong base, especially in light of the sensitive circumstances the region is undergoing,” a joint statement mentioned. The meeting has finally marked the end of the organization’s worst diplomatic row since its creation in 1981.
Kuwait has been very active in mending the relations and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah has been the leading mediation efforts. Before the release of the statement, the Speaker of Kuwait’s parliament, Marzouk al-Ghanem, hoped that the meeting will end by strengthening the GCC.
The member countries of organization are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The meeting was attended by leaders who were accompanied by their foreign ministers together with other cabinet members or senior officials. The purpose of the GCC is to achieve unity among its members based on their common objectives and their similar political and cultural identities, which are rooted in Islamic beliefs. The meeting in Riyadh surely marked the members continued zeal to uplift its principles.
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on Nov 17 2014. Filed under Gulf News, Headlines.
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