Gulf Business: US plans launch of ‘Arab Nato’ in January
The formation of the alliance has been complicated by a regional rift that has seen Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt cut ties with Qatar.
The United States is preparing to host a summit in January to launch an Arab version of Nato, according to reports.
The National cited US deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Gulf affairs Tim Lenderking as confirming the plans.
He told the publication he had been undertaking negotiations with countries over the last three weeks to lay the foundations for the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA).
“This stems from the Riyadh summit in 2017 where everyone agreed that the US and the GCC would meet on an annual basis…we added on top of that the keen interest on both sides in building MESA,” the official was quoted as saying.
The alliance would have a basis in security, economic and political areas, he said.
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