Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani greeted Crown Prince Mohammed upon his arrival. The
visit came after Saudi Arabia took moves to settle the diplomatic crisis that
had gravely damaged the Gulf states' long-standing relationship.
Prince Mohammed and
Emir Sheikh Tamim met to address regional and international concerns, as well
as bilateral prospects in the political, military, security, economic,
commercial, investment, industrial, cultural, sports, environment, energy, and
infrastructure sectors.
Qatari Amir and Saudi crown prince co-chaired the 6th Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council meeting and expressed satisfaction with "what was achieved throughout the session," according to a joint statement issued following the crown prince's visit.
Following the UAE and
Oman, Qatar was the crown prince's fourth stop on his Gulf trip. His whirlwind
journey will also take him to Bahrain and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia, the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt cut off all diplomatic relations
with Qatar in June 2017 with the claim of supporting terrorist organisations. They
started to impose an economic embargo. While Qatar denied the accusations, the
crisis broke out in the Gulf region. Following the efforts to resolve the
crisis, it was decided at the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Saudi
Arabia on January 5 that the embargo imposed on Qatar would be lifted and
diplomatic relations would be resumed.
Since then, Riyadh and
Cairo have appointed new ambassadors to Doha. Abu Dhabi and Manama have yet to
follow suit. Qatar also re-established trade and travel links with Saudi
Arabia, the UAE and Egypt, but not Bahrain.