Qatar’s ambassador in Riyadh held a gathering with a prime Saudi diplomat Tuesday.
Ambassador Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and the Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs for Political and Financial Affairs Eid bin Mohammed al-Thaqafi discussed enhancing cooperation and bilateral ties between their nations, based on a launch from the Qatari Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
The transfer is the most recent register bettering Saudi-Qatar relations, which have been strained lately. In 2017, Saudi Arabia together with allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties and closed their borders with Qatar. The so-called terror quartet alleged that Qatar was supporting terrorism, which Qatar denied. The dispute associated to Qatar’s pleasant relations with the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran.
In January, the Gulf states signed a “solidarity and stability” deal that formally ended the feud. The settlement was brokered by Kuwait, which remained impartial throughout the disaster.
Relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been normalizing since then. Saudi Arabia named an ambassador to Qatar in June. Attiyah assumed his ambassadorship in August.
