HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with the leaders of the GCC countries at the opening session of the GCC summit in Kuwait yesterday.

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Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah opened an annual summit of Gulf states yesterday with a call for an end to the “human catastrophe” in Syria.

Sheikh Sabah, who gave a share of the spotlight at the Gulf Co-operation Council summit to the head of Syria’s main opposition bloc, also condemned the UN for failing to halt the 33-month conflict.

“The human catastrophe is still ongoing in Syria which calls on us to double efforts and work with the international community, especially the UN Security Council which has remained unable to put an end to this human tragedy,” said the emir.

He issued the plea as National Coalition president Ahmad Jarba appealed for urgent help for the Syrian opposition and for civilians.

During the two-day summit, leaders are due to discuss boosting economic integration, military and security co-ordination in addition to upgrading the GCC into a confederation, and ties with Iran.

HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is leading a high-level official delegation to the summit. In a statement he expressed the hope their meeting would further help enhance the GCC march and realise the aspirations of the peoples of the GCC member states asking Allah The Almighty to help them and bless their steps for the welfare of the Arab and Muslim nation. Pages 12, 13

 

 

 

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