CALL FOR UNITY TO FACE CHALLENGES
On behalf of His Majesty, Sayyid Fahd attends 39th GCC Summit in Riyadh
RIYADH: The GCC leaders and their representatives on Sunday began the 39th GCC Summit at Diriya Palace in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, the Sultanate’s delegation is led by His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers.
The summit was opened by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the current session of the GCC Council.
Speaking at the opening, King Salman expressed thanks and gratitude to Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, for the good efforts made during his chairmanship of the GCC Supreme Council’s previous session to enhance the GCC march.
Later, Sheikh Sabah in his speech pointed out the conditions experienced by the region and the dangerous challenges facing it. He added that the aggravating pace of such challenges is a source of worry, therefore we need to embody the unity of this entity and to enhance the joint work to support our march.
Dr Abdul Latif bin Rashid al Zayani, Secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, pointed out to the importance of integrating the GCC states and working to enhance the stability of the Gulf region.
HH Sayyid Fahd thanked the Saudi King for hosting this summit and conveyed the greetings of His Majesty the Sultan to the King and good wishes for the ruling family in Saudi Arabia.
HH Sayyid Fahd called on the GCC leaders to act upon the speech of the Emir of Kuwait who in his speech reflected the reality, and there should be an ideal mechanism for the GCC work.
Later, a closed door session, which was limited to GCC leaders only, began.
The summit discusses a number of important issues of interest for the GCC march, in addition to the reports and recommendations raised by the ministerial committees and action teams with regard to economic, social, political and legal aspects.