The 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will kick off at the summit level today amid growing challenges in the region and burning issue of continued Israeli atrocities against Palestinian people.
The discussions will include ways to address the continued Israeli aggression, violations and crimes, while calling on the international community to play its due role to end Israeli aggression in Palestine.
Apart from discussing regional security challenges, the leadership of GCC countries will also focus on economic matters and ways to take Gulf development towards achieving more accomplishments. The agenda includes following up on the support and strengthening of joint Gulf action and developing mechanisms for cooperation between its countries and peoples in various sectors, especially those that concern Gulf citizens.
In his remarks to Kuwait News Agency, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait Abdullah Ali Al Yahya has said that the 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council will discuss several significant topics, especially political and economic ones. He noted that the session’s agenda includes strategic partnerships, cyber security, and discussing the completion of electrical and railway connections between the GCC countries.
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the State of Kuwait H E Ali bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud said that the key challenges facing the GCC system at the present time are the geopolitical challenges in the Middle East, especially since the GCC countries are keen to achieve security and stability in the region and work to immediately stop the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar H E Khalid bin Badr Al-Mutairi has praised Qatar’s exceptional efforts in strengthening joint Gulf cooperation and addressing regional challenges with wisdom and responsibility. Al-Mutairi affirmed Kuwait’s commitment to advancing the GCC’s developmental agenda during its presidency. He pledged to overcome challenges and enhance joint Gulf action to achieve the aspirations of the region’s peoples.
In last many decades, the Cooperation Council has taken numerous steps to strengthen the structure of the Council and consolidate its goals and ambitions in the conscience of the people of the Gulf, including the establishment of the Gulf Common Market. The market provides several benefits, including ensuring the flow of goods between countries, which leads to increased competition between Gulf institutions for the benefit of the consumer, and the establishment of a free trade zone, which is mainly characterized by exempting the industrial and agricultural products of the GCC countries and natural resources products from customs duties.
