Gulf crisis has rendered #GCC ineffective: #Qatar FM

Gulf crisis has rendered GCC ineffective: FM:

The Gulf crisis has paralysed the ability of the GCC to contribute to peace and be a force for stability, HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qatar on Tuesday said.

Participating in a panel discussion on 'Peace and Reconciliation in a Multipolar World', on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sheikh Mohamed said: "My country has this geopolitical conflict right now with three of the Gulf countries, which really paralyses the ability of the GCC to contribute to peace and be a force for stability as everybody expects – because the GCC in itself…it’s a strength when it is a bloc. But when you have each country acting separately, it has no power. It has nothing to do. And the GCC itself, as an organisation, as a regional organisation that proved it was the only successful model in the Arab region…unfortunately, now it appears that it was not successful in solving its own conflict."

Answering a question as to what extent can a country like Qatar play a constructive role in peace and reconciliation today in the new geopolitical context that requires alternative approaches to peace and reconciliation, he said: "We need to look at those regional mechanisms that should support peace and reconciliations in other countries but should also make sure that these regions staying together have a clear understanding of the needs of co-operation and the needs of dispute resolution.