Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim has not yet confirmed whether he will attend the GCC summit in Saudi Arabia on January 5. Informed Gulf sources reported that the Emir of Qatar is not at the head of his country’s delegation to attend the Gulf summit.
The sources explained that Doha has no real intention to complete the reconciliation, as it continues to implement cross-border directives that reflect the upcoming political direction towards the Arab region and the Gulf In particular.
Abu Dhabi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash tweeted on December 22 that "political and social atmospheres in the Gulf are looking to end the Qatar crisis" but complained about Qatari media, a longstanding grievance in the boycotting countries.
It also remains unclear if Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, will attend the summit in person, having skipped the gatherings since 2017. Past mediation efforts to broker reconciliation between key US ally Qatar and its rivals have proved fruitless after apparent progress.
Egypt and the UAE have since given their public support to the negotiations although diplomatic sources say the UAE has been reluctant to compromise.
The boycotting states accused Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, of meddling in their internal affairs and supporting hard-line Islamist groups. They are also wary of Qatar’s relations with Iran, with whom it shares the world’s largest gas field.
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