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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - A high-level Saudi delegation led by Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, Intelligence Chief Khalid Bin Bandar and Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef paid a brief visit to Qatar on Wednesday.

Official SPA news agency described the visit as “brotherly.” The three senior officials later went to the neighboring kingdom of Bahrain.

The visit to Qatar came a month after Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani visited Saudi Arabia and held talks with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.

The meeting was the first for the two Arab leaders since a major rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia earlier this year.

Qatar bankrolled the Muslim Brotherhood government of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, who was overthrown by the military a year ago.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have since poured in money to support Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the takeover and has since been elected president after outlawing and suppressing the Brotherhood.

In March Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recalled their envoys to Qatar, saying the move was taken to "to protect their security and stability," a Saudi Press Agency statement said.

GCC countries "have exerted massive efforts to contact Qatar on all levels to agree on a unified policy... to ensure non-interference, directly or indirectly, in the internal affairs of any member state," the statement said.

GCC countries "have exerted massive efforts to contact Qatar on all levels to agree on a unified policy... to ensure non-interference, directly or indirectly, in the internal affairs of any member state," the statement said.

The nations have also asked Qatar "not to support any party aiming to threaten security and stability of any GCC member," it added, citing media campaigns against them in particular.

* Al Arabiya