Qatar, Gulf states ink 'solidarity and stability' deal in Saudi Arabia
The agreement was struck a day after Saudi Arabia agreed to reopen its air, land and sea borders to rival Qatar.
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Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbors have signed a “solidarity and stability” pact, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Tuesday, a day after Riyadh agreed to lift its years-long blockade of Doha.
The accord “emphasizes Gulf, Arab and Islamic solidarity and stability as well as the strengthening of friendship and brotherhood between our countries and people," he said of the agreement struck during the annual summit of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).