Jan,
2021
3. Saudi Arabia misses in its diplomacy and UAE scorns the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia searched for the chance to end the
Qatar boycott. In the chaos of the Yemeni Civil War, Saudi Arabia was annoyed
by domestic conflicts between the Hadi-led Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional
Council, and was frightened by rocket attacks of Houthi rebels. country.
Furthermore, in the Khashoggi’s murder case, the reputation of Crown Prince MbS
fell to the ground. Saudi government had to take necessary measures to recover
the fame through diplomacy. Saudi Arabia left 13 conditions on one side and
decided to restore relations with Qatar.
Kuwaiti Emir, who struggled to mediate, was
passed away just before the summit. This incident ignited King Salman's
decision. When Qatari Emir arrived at the airport of AlUla, Crown Prince MbS
greeted and hugged the Emir, and MbS had individual talks with the Emir as the
gesture of friendship. While Saudi Arabia made a big compromise, Qatar only
showed generosity to withdraw the suit of WTO against Saudi Arabia and UAE. It was
no exaggeration to say that Saudi diplomacy was one-sided defeat.
UAE remained very dissatisfied. UAE made
utmost effort to eliminate the shadows of Iran and Muslim Brotherhoods from
Qatar. In fact, before the summit, UAE ambassador to the United States Yousef
Al Otaiba denied an easy compromise, saying that the Qatar issue would not be
resolved soon[1].
However, Saudi Arabia, who was eager to be the GCC leader, hastened Qatar's
return to regain the solidarity of GCC without sufficient reward.
It was sure that Jared Kushner, senior advisor
to US President, have attended the GCC Summit in order to advertise himself to
the world media at the joint signing ceremony of the AlUla Declaration. At
joint signing of Abraham accord between Israel and the UAE, President Donald
Trump has invited the top leaders of both countries to the White House in
Washington. In the same manner, it was no doubt that a picture of Jared Kushner
as a witness was planned at the AlUla Declaration signing ceremony. In the
photo Kushner might be together alongside Emir of Qatar, MbS and government
representatives from UAE, Bahrain and Egypt.
UAE might be disgusted at Saudi Arabia. The
AlUla Declaration signing ceremony, which should have been the biggest
achievement of this summit, was not held. The attendance of Kushner and the
Egyptian delegation became void. The sin of Saudi Arabia cannot be overlooked.
End
By Areha Kazuya
E-mail: Arehakazuya1@gmail.com
[1] Qatar
dispute unlikely to be resolved soon: Otaiba
2020/11/17
The Peninsula
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/government/qatar-dispute-unlikely-to-be-resolved-soon-otaiba
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