Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (R) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the peace signing ceremony between the United States and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha.
A
"breakthrough"
has been obtained in discussions on the crisis between Qatar and several of its neighbors and an agreement ending it will be signed Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, an American official announced on Monday on condition of anonymity.
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"We have obtained a breakthrough in the dispute within the Gulf Cooperation Council,"
said the official, adding that Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to Donald Trump, would be present in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday at the summit of countries in the region. .
"At the signing on January 5, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Egypt will come together to sign an agreement that will end the blockade as well as Qatar's legal actions,"
the US official added.
