Egypt burying hatchet with Qatar
Egypt-Qatar relations have been improving in recent months, with the two countries settling most disputes that marred their relationship since 2013.
In a new sign of improving relations with Qatar, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said June 12 that Cairo is burying the hatchet with Doha, amid rapprochement between the two Arab countries after years of political rift.
“We are working to turn the past page and remove the negative aspects resulting from the boycott of Qatar in order to put relations back to their normal pace in order to achieve interest, enhance security and strengthen ties with the Arab brothers,” Shoukry said in an interview with the local Sada Al-Balad TV.
He continued, “Egypt is proceeding carefully to assess the extent to which it has benefited from the return of relations with Qatar, with the aim of moving to another degree of restoring relations at a steady pace."
Egypt joined Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in severing diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar in mid-2017. The quartet accused Qatar of allegedly supporting terrorist groups, an accusation denied by Doha.
