Qatar, Bahrain agree to resume diplomatic ties
Announcement comes after 2nd meeting of Bahraini-Qatari Follow-up Committee at headquarters of GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh
DOHA
Qatar and Bahrain have agreed to resume diplomatic ties, the countries’ state news agencies reported Wednesday.
The announcement came after the second meeting of the Bahraini-Qatari Follow-up Committee at the headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) General Secretariat in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
During the meeting, the Qatari delegation was headed by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi while the delegation from Bahrain was headed by Undersecretary for Political Affairs Sheikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
The delegations discussed the topics on the agenda and reviewed the outcomes of their first meeting, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
The two sides decided to restore diplomatic relations while affirming that this step stems from the mutual desire to develop bilateral relations and enhance Gulf unity and integration according to the GCC Charter, it added.
The agreement came over two years after the AlUla Declaration in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, 2021 which ended the four-year boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
