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Qatar, Bahrain Announce Restoration of Diplomatic Relations - State Media

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Qatar and Bahrain on Wednesday agreed to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries, which were severed in 2017, the state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
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Earlier on Wednesday, the Bahraini-Qatari Follow-up Committee held the second meeting at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to the report, during the meeting, the sides decided to resume diplomatic relations in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter and the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.
The sides said the decision comes from the mutual desire to develop bilateral relations and enhance integration within the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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