Qatar says there has been ‘small progress’ in resolving Gulf dispute
Qatar’s foreign minister said on Saturday there has
been small progress to resolve a two and a half year dispute between the Gulf
state and its neighbors.
Asked whether there was progress at the Gulf
Cooperation Council summit held last week, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
al-Thani told Reuters that there has been “small progress, just a little
progress.”
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and
Egypt cut diplomatic and trade links with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of
backing terrorism.
Qatar denies the charge.
Last Tuesday and during the opening speech of the
40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s King
Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed that the Gulf countries must unite against the
Iranian regime’s aggression in the region.
Since its establishment, the Saudi King said, the
GCC has been able to overcome several crises that have hit the region.
