Gulf states sign ‘solidarity and stability’ deal: Saudi crown prince

Gulf states sign ‘solidarity and stability’ deal: Saudi crown prince

'There is a desperate need today to unite our efforts ... to confront challenges that surround us, especially the threats posed by the Iranian regime's nuclear and ballistic missile programme,' bin Salman said







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Journalists watch, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addressing the attendees of the summit, on a screen in the media centre ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021. (AFP)













Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Tuesday that the Gulf states had signed an agreement on regional "solidarity and stability" at a summit aimed at resolving a three-year embargo against Qatar.

"These efforts helped us reach the agreement of the Al-Ula statement that will be signed at this summit, where we affirm our Gulf, Arab and Islamic solidarity and stability," he told the meeting, thanking the United States and Kuwait for their mediation.

"There is a desperate need today to unite our efforts to promote our region and to confront challenges that surround us, especially the threats