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At a time when the pandemic-hit economic crisis is
to wipe off 6% from GCC economies and it won t get back to 2019 levels by 2023, the bloc should take bold steps and extend the recent reconciliation process to the Persian Gulf, writes
Azhar Azam.
In March 2001, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) looked to achieve rare harmony after Doha settled thorny border disputes with Riyadh and Manama.
The agreement culminated in Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal saying all territorial conflicts within the bloc were resolved and his jazzed up Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, feeling proud of Qatar s ties with Saudi Arabia.