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Saudi to reopen Qatar embassy in coming days: Saudi minister

Published: 16 Jan 2021 - 01:55 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 01:42 pm
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a news conference following talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 14, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a news conference following talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 14, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia expects to re-open its embassy in Qatar in the coming days, Saudi's foreign minister said on Saturday, following the Al-Ula agreement signed by the Gulf leaders last week ending the three-year-old dispute between Arab states.

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It is just a matter of logistics, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan told journalists in Riyadh when asked about embassy reopenings.

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Qatar Airways and Saudia airlines have started flights between the two countries and land border at Abu Samra is also open. Over 900 vehicles passed through the border in the first three days.

Full diplomatic relations will resume, he added.