Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah announced today, Thursday, that his country is looking forward to the holding of the Gulf summit in the Saudi capital on the fifth of next January, in light of expectations that this summit will discuss reconciliation between the two sides of the Gulf dispute that has continued since 2017 between Qatar on the one hand and Saudi Arabia. And the Emirates and Bahrain on the other hand, in addition to Egypt.

Minister Al-Sabah said upon receiving ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council accredited in his country, "(Kuwait) continues to follow the approach of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad by not interfering in the internal affairs of countries and committing to solidarity and Gulf unity."

The Kuwaiti minister added that the holding of the Gulf summit next month in Riyadh "indicates the common endeavor to achieve the aspirations of the joint GCC countries."

Fruitful discussions

And Ahmed Al-Sabah announced on 4 December that "fruitful" discussions had taken place during the last period to resolve the crisis.

He explained, through a speech broadcast by Kuwait TV, that these talks "in which all parties affirmed their keenness on Gulf and Arab solidarity and stability, and to reach a final agreement that would achieve what they aspire to in terms of lasting solidarity between their countries and achieve what is good for their people."

The Kuwaiti minister extended his thanks to Jared Kushner, senior advisor to the outgoing US President, "for the fruitful results that have been achieved in the way of resolving the dispute."

A day after Kuwait revealed a breakthrough in the Gulf dispute, the Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Rai, quoted a diplomatic source describing it to the high that "Gulf reconciliation will take place at the Gulf summit meeting, and the page of disagreement will be folded." Which exceeded 3 years "will be discussed in special Gulf committees, in an effort to find solutions to it to ensure non-renewal, and the continuity of the cohesion of the Gulf and Arab system."

After the Kuwaiti announcement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the time has come to resolve this dispute, and stressed that he hopes that the Gulf reconciliation will take place because it is important to the peoples of the countries of the region.

However, Pompeo refused, during statements he made during the Manama Dialogue, to predict when such a solution will be achieved, and said that Washington will continue to work to facilitate the holding of talks and dialogue for the sake of a solution.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia

For his part, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said in a tweet to him on Twitter, "The statement of the State of Kuwait is an important step towards solving the Gulf crisis."

"We thank the brotherly Kuwait and its mediation since the beginning of the crisis, and we also appreciate the American efforts made in this regard, and we affirm that our priority has been and will remain the interest and security of the Gulf peoples and the region," he added.

For his part, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that his country looks "with great appreciation for the efforts of the sisterly State of Kuwait to bridge the gap in views on the Gulf crisis, and we thank the American efforts in this regard."

He added in a tweet to him on Twitter, "We look forward to the Kuwaiti and American efforts being crowned with success for the benefit and good of the region."