Saudi Crown Prince Ben Salman in operation seduction in his tour in the Gulf
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salman, received by his Abu Dhabi counterpart Mohammed Ben Zayed al-Nahyan in the emirate, December 7, 2021 © Bandar Algaloud / Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court / Handout via REUTERS
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While an alleged member of the commando involved in the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday, December 7 in Paris, Mohammed Ben Salman is on tour in the Gulf.
After Oman, the Saudi Crown Prince went to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, but also, and for the first time since 2017, to Qatar, which had been targeted by a blockade by Riyadh and other regional capitals.
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It has been almost four years since Mohammed Ben Salman visited Qatar.
Because in June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt
imposed a blockade on Qatar
.
They blame Doha for its proximity to Iran as well as its support for radical groups, accusations Qatar has always denied.
In January 2021,
the reconciliation is sealed in al-Ula
.
With this regional tour, Mohammed Ben Salman intends to develop cooperation with Qatar, but also with his Gulf partners: cooperation on defense, security and economic issues.
On the agenda, the major issues of the moment:
war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen
, the situation in Libya and Syria, resumption of negotiations on
the Iranian nuclear program
... so many questions that the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council will address at their summit. annual this month.
For Mohammed Ben Salman, this tour comes in a context of appeasement.
Riyadh and Tehran have resumed direct talks since April.
Turkey is also seeking to reconnect with its old rivals in the region: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
In Doha, Mohammed Ben Salman must also succeed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who came to meet the Emir of Qatar on Tuesday, December 7.
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