Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Emirati academician Abdul-Khaleq Abdullah replied to Saudi writer Turki Al-Hamad on Saturday, after the latter said “hope for unity” among the countries of the Council of Gulf cooperation is far away, stressing that this step should not be rushed.
Al-Hamad said on his official Twitter page: “When the” Cooperation Council “was established in 1981, we were delighted that the merger of the six Gulf states into one state was a matter of time, especially since the Law fundamental establishes it. “
And the Saudi academician went on to say: “Today the hope of unity has become distant, and the minimum level of cooperation has become the goal, and hidden conflicts and rivalries have also become the title of relations between the most of these countries “. He said.
Abdullah reposted the Saudi writer’s tweet, commenting on it saying, “The merger of the Arab Gulf states into one state is a legitimate goal today, as it was when the Cooperation Council was established 40 years ago. But unity should not. be in a hurry, “he said.
The Emirati academic added: “Not even Europe has achieved political unity in 70 years. What has been achieved is the minimum level of cooperation and the maximum amount of cooperation required, which will then pave the way for unity. del Golfo, “he said.
A few years ago, Gulf relations went through a major crisis due to the boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in 2017, before reverting to what they were relatively after the Al-Ula deal. early 2021.
