Friday, 07 May 2021 9:50 AM
[ Last Update: Friday, 07 May 2021 9:50 AM ] Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is pictured at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 9, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has underscored the necessity of an agreement on a format for dialogue between the Persian Gulf Arab countries and Iran that would address ongoing concerns and ease regional tensions. The region needs to feel some stability and needs to have all the players in the region coming along together and to have dialogue to calm down all these tensions, Al Thani told Reuters news agency on Thursday.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2021 1:53 AM
[ Last Update: Wednesday, 28 April 2021 1:53 AM ] Saudi Arabia s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a virtual G-20 summit held over video conferencing, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2020. (Photo by AP)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Riyadh is seeking to have “good relations” with Iran, adding, however, that the rapprochement is hindered by some differences.
Bin Salman said in an interview broadcast on state TV on Tuesday that the kingdom was not interested in perpetual hostility with Iran but any thawing of relations would be conditional. Iran is a neighboring state, we are seeking to have good relations with Iran, we have interests in Iran,” The Saudi crown prince said. “We are working with our partners in the region to overcome our differences with Iran especially with its support for militias and the development of its nuclear program.
Mediation or reconciliation? Saudi FM’s visit to Qatar raises many questions
Regional observers wondered whether the visit was aimed at completing the Qatari-Saudi reconciliation process, which began at the Al-Ula Gulf summit hosted by the Kingdom last January, or was in fact meant to pave the way for a possible mediation between Riyadh and Tehran.
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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad receives Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Doha. (TWITTER)
DOHA - A surprise visit by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday to the Qatari capital, Doha, raised many questions about the objectives of such a trip.
Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia hold talks in Baghdad
Middle Eastern rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been holding talks in Baghdad in recent weeks, an Iraqi government official and a Western diplomat told AFP.
The official-level meetings aim to restore relations severed five years ago between the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shiite Islamic republic of Iran.
The initiative comes at a time of shifting power dynamics, as US President Joe Biden is seeking to revive the tattered 2015 nuclear deal that was abandoned by Donald Trump.
Riyadh has officially denied the talks in its state media while Tehran has stayed mum, asserting only that it has “always welcomed” dialogue with Saudi Arabia.
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