Qatar’s top diplomat visited Egypt on Tuesday in a further sign that relations are improving between the two states. 

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Tuesday. The two discussed improving bilateral ties. More specifically, they talked about the Nile River dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia. Thani also thanked Shoukry for Egypt’s help in brokering the recent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, according to the official Qatar News Agency. 

Egypt, along with its allies Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, cut off relations with Qatar in 2017. The quartet alleged that Qatar was supporting terrorism, which Qatar denied. The dispute was also related to Qatar’s relatively friendly relations with the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran. 

The two sides reconciled in January with the Al-Ula declaration signed in the eponymous Saudi city, though issues remain between Egypt and Qatar. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led a strong crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood after the coup that removed Mohammed Morsi from the presidency in 2013. Doha is supportive of the Islamist movement and its allies throughout the region.