Riyadh Hosts 42nd GCC Summit to Face Challenges, Seize Opportunities

Riyadh Hosts 42nd GCC Summit to Face Challenges, Seize Opportunities

Leaders and heads of delegations of Gulf countries in a memorial photo before the launch of the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (AlUla), which was held at the beginning of 2021 (SPA)

Riyadh is set to host the 42nd Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Tuesday, with leaders from the six member states geared up to explore ways to boost cooperation and confront challenges.

Besides focusing on the outcomes of the AlUla Summit, the GCC conference will center around the full implementation of the vision set out by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and ratified by the GCC Supreme Council in 2015.

Accordingly, the summit will center around completing elements of economic integration and joint defense and security systems and developing a unified foreign policy among member states.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will head the Saudi delegation to the summit. The Bahraini delegation will be headed by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The Qatari delegation will be headed by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

On behalf of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sheikh Fahd bin Mahmood Al Said will head the Sultanate of Oman’s delegation at the summit. UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will lead the UAE delegation.

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