Ashraf Abo Arafe
“The role of the Sultanate of Oman has raised concerns among some,” said Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, minister of foreign affairs in Oman. “We assure everyone that we are only taking the right,” he said.
He pointed out that the Sultanate considers Israel to be one of the countries of the Middle East, although at the present time Israel does not give it any attention, and may be afraid of the consequences that it will bear if recognized as a state in the Middle East.
“I think we have been able to define some orientations on how the rules of peace and stability in the Middle East, especially in the region where they are, are close to the Palestinian people, and it is a very delicate issue. Over the years no one has been able to find a way to change that reality between enemies , no one could turn the issue from enemies to neighbors and friends and perhaps the views we have shown them affected a bit. This was in an extensive dialogue conducted by an Arab DW channel where he added: when these views in which other parties we no longer have and can not be disclosed and is still in its first stages.
* not mediators!
“As we said earlier, we are not mediators, but we are able to do many things that make mediators and adversaries perhaps in easier circumstances.”
“We know President Trump’s efforts to bring about a qualitative shift in the Middle East problem, mainly on the political and demographic side, not on the money,” he said. “We believe that Palestinians and Israelis on an integrated level will not need money from abroad if peace and stability prevail between them. Jerusalem and holy shrines will be the biggest attraction for Muslim, Christian and Jewish pilgrims and international tourism, a source of enormous wealth that will come to them after long suffering.
Sultanate of Oman Policy based on independence, but does not mean passive neutrality
He also stressed that the Sultanate’s foreign policy remains independent. “Independence does not mean negative neutrality because we have committed ourselves to a peaceful effort and stability and development at the same time and to be ready to help our brothers, both in the Gulf region and in other regions. There is something in the Arab countries called neutral buying money. Money is a human role, but when its role is politically corrupt people, we have no relationship in this aspect, and we do not care about what is said that Oman changed its location from place to place, our site as it is.
About our relations with our brothers In the Gulf and with our Iranian friends and neighbors, this relationship will continue on the approach we are, and our brothers in the Gulf are aware and know it. “
The Sultanate has no bias except for the right
He said that the Sultanate is not only biased to the right, stressing that “the discounts should be a way to be reconciled, there is no rivalry only by reconciliation and reconciliation only by the rivalry”
On the Gulf dispute, he said: The Gulf Cooperation Council is still standing and is still exercising some of its responsibilities within the framework of the General Secretariat of the GCC as well as the programs agreed upon its technical aspect. However, the political dispute is still ongoing. Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and we look forward to coming with some relaxation in the future.
He added: “We agreed that the path of the political aspect will be challenged by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah and we will support in this regard, but our presidency of the Council comes on the side of the GCC, and there is an understanding that the GCC is one and the other is not disrupting each other .
As for the crisis in Yemen, Yusuf bin Alawi said: Yemen is a country that is suffering from many crises, famine, disease and dispersion of Yemenis in the Earth’s regions. One effort is not enough. There must be an international effort to preserve the Yemeni people from tragedies, it is still among the Yemeni rivals, and it is incumbent on the two parties who have the greatest duty to deal with their reality in order to benefit their future.
