Turkish sources: Erdogan changes the goal of his visit from mediation to maintaining good relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and not to harm Turkey's commercial interests.
Erdogan: We love the Saudis, the Emiratis and the rest of the Gulf as well as the Qataris
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Erdogan noted that political problems are temporary, while economic relations are long-term and lasting .
"We expect GCC investors, whom we consider brothers, to choose long-term relationships, and Turkey is their second home and will continue to be."
"God willing, we are confident that we will not have to talk about these issues as the crisis in the region ends, which I think has entered the turning point of a complete solution ."
WOW. Those words will surely hurt 2-3 Turkish Erdogan worshippers on this forum. Let's leave it at that.
Qatar ready for dialogue, says emir in televised address
Arab News | Published — Saturday 22 July 2017
Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (AP)
DOHA: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said in a televised speech on Friday that Doha is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with neighboring Gulf countries so long as his country’s sovereignty is respected.
“We are open to dialogue to resolve the outstanding problems,” so long as Qatar’s “sovereignty is respected,” he said. “The time has come for us to spare the people from the political differences between the governments.”
The Qatari emir valued Kuwait’s mediation and the support of other countries for the efforts, including the US, Turkey and Germany.
He criticized the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The Qatari emir claimed that life in his country was continuing as normal since the Anti-Terror Quartet, comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, severed diplomatic and travel ties with it last month.
“As you know, life in Qatar life goes on normally,” he added.
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1132881/middle-east
And we the Arab nation, people and in particular citizens of the Arabian Peninsula are and always will be ready to ensure and work towards a healthy brotherly and sisterly relationship regardless of what the existing rulers are up to on both sides. This ground reality will never change.
To all non-Arabs here or elsewhere that try to create hostility between brotherly people, meddle in affairs that do not concern you or troll here on PDF, here is something that you should have in mind:
The Emperor of Byzantine sent a letter to Muawiya in hopes of sowing more dispute and hatred among the Muslims. The letter read as follows:
"From Caesar of Rome to Muawiya,
We've come to know of what has occurred between you and Ali, and we see that you are more fitting for the Caliphate and so if you wish I will send you an army which will retrieve for you the head of Ali."
and so Muawiya replied to him saying,
"From Muawiya to Hercules,
Two brothers disputing so what right do you have to intervene? If you don't keep quiet I will send you an army its forerunners near you while its rearmost near me, to retrieve your head which I would then give to Ali."
Nothing more to add, I believe.
