Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan told AFP in an exclusive interview that a three-year Gulf dispute with Qatar could be resolved"soon". MANAMA, Bahrain: A resolution of the Gulf diplomatic crisis is in sight, with all nations involved"on board" and final agreement expected soon, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Saturday .
"We are in full coordination with our partners in this process and the prospects that we see are very positive towards a final agreement," he told said, adding that"the eventual resolution will involve all parties concerned". Analysts have said any breakthrough would likely only extend to ties between Riyadh and Doha, excluding the UAE which has been the most vocal critic of Qatar since the crisis began.UAE envoy to Washington Yousef Al Otaiba said earlier this month he didn't think the dispute would be resolved any time soon, and that it's"not on anyone's priority list".
On Friday there was a chorus of optimistic comments from Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, who all said progress had been made towards ending the crisis. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is reported to have raised the Gulf crisis and pushed for progress towards ending the spat during a recent visit to Saudi and Qatar.
In return, analysts have said that Qatar could agree to tone down the coverage of Saudi Arabia by its media, including Al Jazeera.The White House has ramped up its rhetoric against Iran as the Trump presidency draws to a close, having walked out of an international deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme in 2018.
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