DOHA: The third meeting of the Secretariat General of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council was held via videoconferencing on Thursday.The Secretary-General of the Ministry of.
DOHA: The Qatari-Saudi Follow-Up Committee convened its 14th meeting in Doha on Sunday.The meeting was chaired on the Qatari side by Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign.
December 22, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt started their blockade of the State of Qatar in mid-2017. They accused their neighbour of, amongst other things, supporting terrorism and creating instability in the region .
More recently, Qatar has been part of reconciliation efforts led by the former Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, but Sheikh Al-Sabah passed away in September, leaving a vacuum in the process. Lifting the blockade and normalising relations with its neighbours, especially Saudi Arabia, is important for Qatar, because its citizens not only share a border with the Saudis, but also have strong family ties.