UAE reopens land, sea, air ports to Qatar following Gulf deal
The announcement comes after Gulf leaders this week agreed to end their years-long embargo of Qatar.
The United Arab Emirates will reopen its borders to Qatar beginning Saturday, the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced Friday, days after the Gulf countries agreed to resume ties with Doha.
“The UAE will begin to end all measures taken against the State of Qatar,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the official WAM News Agency. “The government will work to re-open all land, sea and air ports for inbound and outbound movement.”
On Thursday, Emirati Foreign Affairs Minister Anwar Gargash announced that trade, shipping and air travel between Qatar and the four Gulf states would resume “within a week” but establishing diplomatic relations could take longer.
“Some issues are easier to fix and some others will take a longer time,” Gargash said, according to Reuters. “We have a very good start … but we have issues with rebuilding trust.”
