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Saudi Embassy to Reopen in Qatar Within Few Days, Foreign Minister Says

© REUTERS / BANDAR ALGALOUDSaudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021 - Sputnik International
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DOHA (Sputnik) - The Saudi Embassy in Qatar will reopen within a few days, following the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two neighbors, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday.

"All four countries - Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt - agree on the importance of reunification with Qatar. Saudi Arabia will open an embassy in Doha within a few days," the minister said in an interview with the Al Arabiya TV channel.

Journalists watch the arrival of the Qatar envoy ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021. - Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift that has seen Riyadh lead an alliance isolating Doha. The bombshell announcement came on the eve of GCC annual summit in the northwestern Saudi Arabian city of Al-Ula, where the dispute was already set to top the agenda.  - Sputnik International
Reconciliation Between Qatar, Gulf Countries to Decrease Rivalry in Region, Tehran Says
In 2017, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of meddling and sponsoring terrorism. Several other countries later did the same, while others downgraded their diplomatic ties with Doha and introduced a total blockade of the country. Doha has consistently denied the accusations, insisting that their neighbors' discontent with its economic successes was behind their hostile policies.

The impasse was overcome in early January, when the Saudi-hosted 41st summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council signed a joint declaration on the restoration of relations with Qatar.

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