Qatari and UAE leaders meet for the first time since the Gulf crisis ended | Stories

Emir Sheikh Tamim met Crown Prince Sheikh Nahyan at a luncheon hosted by Chinese President Xi in Beijing.

The Emir of Qatar met with the commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the first agreement between the two Gulf leaders since the conflict between Doha and the four Arab states. inatha last year.

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Abu Dhabi Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at a luncheon hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, a Qatari news agency reported on Sunday.

UAE websites published a video of two Gulf leaders talking.

Leaders of Uzbekistan, Ecuador and Tajikistan were also present at the rally at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to state-run CCTV.

The UAE has not renewed its relationship with Doha since Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt joined in January 2021 resolve a four-year dispute which led them to reduce their economic ties with Qatar in mid-2017.

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However, the UAE chief they discussed and the Qatari leader in Doha last year – the first such visit in four years – after a bitter dispute. National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of the UAE governor, met with Sheikh Tamim in August.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt last year appointed ambassadors to Qatar. All but Bahrain have regained their travel and trade links.

The dispute stemmed from complaints about Qatar’s independence policies, including its close ties with Iran and Turkey.

The UAE, guided by foreign policy-driven foreign policy, is now negotiating with Tehran and Ankara after years of turmoil.