CAIRO, Mar 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, held their first meeting, after the two countries signed a reconciliation agreement in Jan, to end a three-year rift.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 155th ordinary session of the Arab League Council, at the level of foreign ministers, which kicked off yesterday, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
The meeting came, days after official delegations from Egypt and Qatar met on Feb 23, in Kuwait, during which the two sides discussed mechanisms needed to enhance future joint work, after the signing of the Kuwaiti-sponsored reconciliation deal in Al-Ula city of Saudi Arabia.
In early Jan, Qatar and the Arab quartet, comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, signed the reconciliation deal during the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit.
The four countries jointly cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar in Jun, 2017, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs, which Qatar repeatedly denied.– NNN-MENA
