Qatar, UAE reopen embassies

Doha: Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) reopened embassies and restored their diplomatic ties.

According to Arab media, the restoration of relations between the two countries comes after a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than four years after Arab states severed ties with Doha.

In this regard, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement: “Based on Al-Ula agreement and the joint keenness on strengthening the bilateral relations, the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announced restoration of diplomatic representation between the two countries by resuming the work at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abu Dhabi and its consulate in Dubai, and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Doha as of Monday June 19, 2023”.

The statement further added that the two sides underlines that this step comes as an embodiment of the will of the leadership of the two countries, and in consolidation of the march of joint Arab action, to achieve the aspiration of the two brotherly countries.

Qatar, UAE Announce Restoration of Diplomatic Representation#MOFAQatar pic.twitter.com/LkokHj5sRr

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) June 19, 2023

Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that on the occasion of the re-supply of facilities by the two embassies, there was a telephone conversation between Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.

According to media reports, earlier in 2017, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a diplomatic boycott on Qatar accusing it of terrorism.

Later in 2021, at the end of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia, the Alula Declaration was signed, ending the conflict. Riyadh and Cairo were the first countries to reassign ambassadors to Doha in 2021, while Bahrain is yet to reopen its embassy in Doha.