Is the Gulf states’ freezing out of Qatar about to thaw?

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It was all smiles at the Gulf Co-operation Council, but some sceptics say the rift after 2017’s blockade of Qatar still runs deep

Left to right, Omani deputy prime minister Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attend the 40th Gulf Co-operation Council summit in Riyadh, December 10 2019.

“The people of Qatar, welcome, to your second country,” said the commentator on Saudi state television, in a friendly greeting. In his speech, King Salman did not address the Qatar dispute directly but called for Gulf unity in the face of threats including “aggressive acts” by Iran. GCC secretary-general Abdullatif Al-Zayani also called on Gulf nations to remain “integrated and intertwined”, stressing the need for “cohesion”.

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