High diplomats from Egypt, Qatar talk about ties in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s international minister held talks along with his Qatari counterpart Monday that centered on improved ties between the 2 nations.

Overseas Minister Sameh Shukry met with Qatar’s Overseas Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Cairo.

It was the second go to for Qatar’s chief diplomat since Egypt and three Gulf nations ended their dispute with the energy-rich nation final yr.

Al Thani instructed a joint information convention that Qatar’s ties with Egypt have been bettering “after we overcame the earlier interval, which was marred by some tensions.”

Shukry stated they’ve “nice ambitions” to additional enhance ties on all ranges and introduced a joint committee co-chaired by the 2 ministers with the goal of attaining that objective.

A declaration in January 2021 ended a diplomatic disaster that started in 2017 with a rift between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on one facet and Qatar on the opposite.

The 4 nations had collectively boycotted Qatar and hoped an embargo and media blitz would strain it to finish its shut relations with Turkey and Iran.

Because the dispute ended, ties between the 5 nations have improved and prime officers trade visits. Al Thani visited Cairo in Could and met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.