GCC leaders pay tribute to late HM Sultan Qaboos

  • Date: 05-Jan-2021
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Gulf
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GCC leaders pay tribute to late HM Sultan Qaboos

The GCC Leaders signed the final communiqué of the 41st Summit and Al Ula Declaration. Photo: ONAAl-Ula: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers led the Sultanate's delegation at the 41st Summit of GCC leaders at Al-Ula city in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.In his speech, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said: “This year, the world  has lost two great leaders: the Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al JabirAl Sabah, who have played a remarkable role in supporting the Gulf Cooperation Council's march”. He said that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued directives on naming this summit as the “Sultan  Qaboos and Sheikh Sabah Summit”.He also praised the efforts of the late Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait and the support of the US and all parties