Saudi Arabia said Saturday that it will reopen its embassy in Qatar withindays, following last week’s agreement to heal their dispute.
“Our embassy will be reopened in Doha within days after completingnecessary procedures,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan tolda press conference in Riyadh with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi.
The top diplomat said that Saudi Arabia “will restore full diplomaticrelations with Qatar”.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt signed areconciliation deal with Qatar on Jan. 5 to heal more than three years ofrift.
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The four countries severed diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar in2017, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism. Qatar has vehemently deniedthe accusation, saying the blockade was an attempt to infringe on itssovereignty.
