The State of Qatar will not change its relationships with Turkey and Iran following a solidarity agreement that was signed by Gulf leaders during the landmark summit held recently in Saudi Arabia, Qatar's foreign minister said.

Saudi Arabia and three Arab countries have reinstated diplomatic relations with Qatar, more than three years after cutting ties with Doha.

According to the Financial Times (FT), Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatar's Minister of Foreign Affairs, called the participating countries “winners” and expressed hopes that "within a week from the signing, things would come back to normal.”

"Ending the Gulf crisis is not just a success for Qatar, Saudi Arabia or any other country, it is a success for everyone," Sheikh Mohammed furthered. 

"We hope for solutions that will reduce the tension," he added, referring to the rift between the bloc and Iran.

"In order to overcome the conflict, an agreement was reached on the basic principles such as not harming any state, not interfering with the internal affairs or threatening the security of the region," Sheikh Mohammed said.

Qatar and the Gulf states agreed on the basic principles to overcome the conflict but the process will take time due to "differences."

“It will take some steps among the countries to rebuild the relationship ... there will be differences, some outstanding issues that will be discussed bilaterally between the countries,” he added. “Each country has a different set of disagreements with Qatar.”

FT stated that Qatari authorities had agreed to cooperate on counterterrorism and "transnational security" with Saudi Arabia and its three allies. However “bilateral relationships are mainly driven by a sovereign decision of the country ... (and) the national interest.”

“So there is no effect on our relationship with any other country,” Sheikh Mohammed told the FT during the interview.

His remarks came after Riyadh's announcement that it would end its yearslong embargo on the Gulf Arab state. The decision to open borders was the first major step toward ending the diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided U.S. defense partners, frayed societal ties and tore apart a traditionally clubby alliance of Arab states. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Saudi Arabia and was greeted with an embrace by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Tuesday, just a day before the statement.

The Quartet — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain — imposed a diplomatic, trade and travel embargo on Qatar in June 2017.

At the start of the crisis, the Saudi-led coalition issued 13 sweeping demands, including the closure of the Doha-based Al Jazeera news network and the shuttering of a Turkish military base, in order to end the boycott.

They also demanded Doha curb relations with Riyadh's arch-rival, Iran. Qatar rejected the demands, which resulted in a blockade imposed by the four countries and cut all transport and diplomatic links with the State. 

Meanwhile, Turkey on Tuesday welcomed the outcome of the GCC, asserting that "the expression of common will to resolve the Gulf dispute and the announcement of the restoration of diplomatic relations with Qatar at the end of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council held in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, is a welcome development."

"We hope that the Al-Ula Declaration signed at the end of the summit will lead to the ultimate resolution of the conflict," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It reiterated the importance Turkey attaches to the "unity and solidarity" within the GCC.

"With the restoration of mutual confidence among the Gulf countries, Turkey stands ready to further develop the institutional cooperation with the GCC of which Turkey is a strategic partner," the statement added.

Sheikh Mohammed said he hoped the other nations involved in the Gulf dispute “will have the same political will as the Saudis, and they will find Qatar has the political will to engage.”

"If there are opportunities that we see in the future, and we see a continuation of the political will of the countries to engage, we are very open,” he said.