Details of Two Secret Deals Fuel Qatar Spat
- Documents of 2013, 2014 pacts first reported by CNN Monday
- Deals covered issues that have surfaced in current impasse
Saudi, Egyptian, and Bahraini foreign ministers meet to discuss the diplomatic crisis with Qatar in Cairo, Egypt, on July 5, 2017.
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The release of two secret accords that helped end a 10-month diplomatic impasse between Qatar and some of its Gulf neighbors nearly three years ago is fueling the spat that has convulsed the region since early June.
The documents -- marked “highly confidential” and signed by the then leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain -- outline a 2013 agreement and a supplementary pact struck the following year. The details were first reported by CNN on Monday as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson toured the Gulf seeking a resolution. They were later confirmed by Saudi officials.