2023-07-24 07:08:23
Doha: After a six-year hiatus, Qatar has announced its ambassador to the UAE following opening embassies and re-establishing diplomatic ties. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is Dr. Sultan Zalmeen Saeed Al Mansoori was announced as the new ambassador to the UAE.
He is Qatar’s first diplomatic representative to the Emirates since the 2017 Gulf blockade. It was a month ago that the embassies in both the states opened and started functioning. The embargo declared by the four countries namely UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain was lifted in January 2021 with the Al Ula Summit. At the conceptual stage.
As part of successive GCC meetings, it was decided to open embassies and restore diplomatic relations. Last April, Qatar and the UAE decided to restore diplomatic ties.
After the Al Ula summit, Saudi Arabia and Egypt opened embassies and appointed ambassadors to restore diplomatic ties. Two months ago, it was decided to restore diplomatic relations with Bahrain. The opening of the embassy and the appointment of a diplomatic representative were delayed, but friendly relations between Qatar and the UAE had been strengthened earlier.
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has visited the UAE several times. During the World Cup football, the heads of state of the UAE came to Doha as the guests of Qatar.
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