King Salman Invites Qatar Emir to Gulf Summit

Gulf

December 30th, 11:02am

Asharq Al-Awsat

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a "formal invitation" from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to the January 5 meeting of the six-nation GCC in Saudi Arabia's northwest Al-Ula province. On Wednesday, the Saudi cabinet said that it "wished for a successful summit to enhance joint action and enhanced cooperation between the country members," according to a statement on the official Saudi Press Agency. As well as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the GCC includes Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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