Reports: Qatari Emir Invited to Visit Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Sputnik) – Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has been invited for a visit to Saudi Arabia by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Al Ekhbariya TV reports.
The invitation was passed on to the Qatari emir by Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, who is currently on an official visit to Qatar, Al Ekhbariya said on Monday.
Last month, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with the Saudi foreign minister in Qatar. Al Saud’s visit to Qatar became the first such official visit since Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on normalizing relations with Doha in January 2021.
The ties were severed in mid-2017 amid claims that Qatar supported terrorism in the region. Doha has repeatedly dismissed the allegation.
At the end of February, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In January, a reconciliation agreement was signed with Qatar at the Saudi-hosted 41st summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the three-and-a-half-year-long sea, air and land blockade of Qatar was lifted.
The invitation was passed on to the Qatari emir by Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, who is currently on an official visit to Qatar, Al Ekhbariya said on Monday.
Last month, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with the Saudi foreign minister in Qatar. Al Saud’s visit to Qatar became the first such official visit since Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on normalizing relations with Doha in January 2021.
The ties were severed in mid-2017 amid claims that Qatar supported terrorism in the region. Doha has repeatedly dismissed the allegation.
At the end of February, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In January, a reconciliation agreement was signed with Qatar at the Saudi-hosted 41st summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the three-and-a-half-year-long sea, air and land blockade of Qatar was lifted.