India welcomes restoration of ties between Qatar, Arab international locations

India on Wednesday welcomed the restoration of diplomatic ties between Qatar and 4 different Arab international locations that had imposed an embargo on it in 2017, saying such a transfer would reinforce peace and stability within the area.
Saudi Arabia’s overseas minister Prince Faisal bin Farhad mentioned on Tuesday that Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had agreed to “fully set our differences aside” with Qatar at a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at Al-Ula.

The 4 international locations had reduce ties with Qatar in 2017 and imposed a partial blockade, accusing the gasoline and oil-rich state of backing acts of terrorism. Qatar, which had angered the opposite states due to its shut ties with Iran and the broadcasts of the Al-Jazeera information channel, had dismissed these allegations.

Following the restoration of full ties between the 5 international locations, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava mentioned: “We have been happy to notice the optimistic developments on the not too long ago concluded GCC Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. We welcome the reconciliation and rapprochement between international locations within the area.
“India shares [an] excellent relationship with all the countries in the GCC, which is in our extended neighbourhood and we hope that such encouraging developments will further promote peace, progress and stability in the region.”
Srivastava added: “We will continue to work with GCC countries for the strengthening of our bilateral cooperation. We also look forward to enhance our institutional dialogue and partnership with the GCC.”

The GCC states are residence to about eight million Indian expatriates, with a majority based mostly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.