Khalil Miqdad to Fresh Online: Gulf proximity will not find a solution to the Syrian issue

The Syrian opposition writer and analyst Khalil Miqdad considered that the ongoing discussions to resolve the Gulf crisis that have been going on since 2017 between Qatar on the one hand, Saudi Arabia and the UAE Bahrain and Egypt, on the other hand, will not be of any benefit while it is unable to influence positively on the Syrian revolution.

Relations are not promising  because it is unable to develop solutions without the US administration.

He added: “If Turkey had found Arabs standing with it when the Russian plane was shot down, the scene would have changed completely on the Syrian reality, indicating at the same time that this matter affected The Syrian revolution has greatly and caused the fall of many cities and towns to the hands of the Assad regime forces and their allies.

Why is it just a provocation and revenge. ” He explained:“ The real motive and reason for the Gulf boycott was not due to relations between countries, but rather external engines, and the UAE has the largest role in this dispute with the permission of the Trump administration. ” Disputes before John Biden came to power.

“And he continued:“ With Biden’s access to power, Muhammad bin Salman began to feel anxious because he was the biggest economic supporter of the Trump administration with the United Arab Emirates and helped him provide tens of thousands of job opportunities in America.

”And he added, “These matters were bothering the new president of the United States of America, Joe Biden, so they became a great impetus to punish Mohammed bin Salman, which prompted the latter to accelerate the rapprochement with the Turkish side to solve the Gulf crisis.”

Proximity with the Turkish side is very important for a solution. The crisis with the State of Qatar due to the strong relations between the two sides in all fields, especially in military cooperation and matters of economic investment and others.

Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have imposed a land, air and sea blockade on Qatar, claiming its support for “terrorism”, while Doha denies its accusation With terrorism, It considers it “an attempt to undermine its sovereignty and its independent decision.”