Qatar: Signals Gulf Crisis Resolve

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani revealed today, Friday, that "there is now a movement to resolve the Gulf conflict," noting that the solution to the Gulf dispute "must be comprehensive."

"We hope that things will move in the right direction, but we cannot predict whether the move is imminent or the conflict will be resolved completely," the Qatari minister added according to "Reuters".

Earlier, Arab media reports disclosed that the Qatari Gulf dispute is witnessing moves to end the crisis that has existed since 2017, in light of the visit of Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's envoy to the region.

Sources told "Al-Ghad" TV that it is expected to hold a Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia during the coming period, in the presence of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad. Western reports earlier indicated that Kushner was mediating in the reconciliation effort.

The same sources noted that the expected reconciliation will be based on the 2014 agreement, on the basis of establishing specific mechanisms to implement the accord.

Earlier this week, media reports said that Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, would visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar, trying to score diplomatic victories in the region before leaving the White House.

The US Wall Street Journal quoted unnamed American and Gulf officials as saying that this visit will focus in particular on resolving the existing dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-led coalition, but there may be a number of other issues on the agenda.

The "Financial Times" newspaper quoted sources it described as "familiar with the talks", that Saudi Arabia is currently intensifying its efforts to solve the Gulf crisis, which has been going on for more than three years, after Trump's defeat in the elections.

The newspaper considered that this step to end the boycott of Qatar by three Gulf States is seen as a Saudi attempt to win the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden and bid farewell to Trump.