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.
Wednesday, 30 December, 2020 - 09:00
Deputy Prime Minister of Oman during his meeting with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Muscat on Tuesday. (Photo: Oman News Agency) Muscat - Asharq Al-Awsat The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz invited Oman s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to participate in the 41st session of the GCC summit, which will be held on Jan. 5 in the Kingdom s Al-Ula.
GCC Secretary-General Nayef Al-Hajraf delivered the invitation to Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said.
The two officials held a meeting in Oman during which they reviewed the Gulf Cooperation Council’s march and achievements, especially in the social, economic and commercial fields.