First Qatari ambassador in Manama
Qatar-Bahrain, Politics, 3/23/2000

Qatar announced on Wednesday the accreditation of its first ambassador in Manama after it has recently launched the process of establishing normal relations with Bahrain, despite the still-standing border disputes.

The Qatar News Agency said that Sheikh Abdullah Bin Thamer Bin Muhammad al-Thani was appointed according to an Emiri decree as ambassador of Qatar in Manama.

In February, the two states decided to find a fraternal solution to their border disputes at the conclusion of a meeting held in Manama for the joint committee co-chaired by their two Emirs.

Qatar which calls for the restoration of Hawar island in the Gulf and the Fashat al-Dubble, controlled by Bahrain, and had unilaterally submitted this issue to the International Court of Justice which will reconsider this case by the end of May.

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