His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will head Sunday, to the sisterly State of Kuwait, leading Qatar's delegation participating in the 45th Session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) slated for December 1, 2024 in Kuwait.

His Highness the Amir will be accompanied by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, along with an official delegation.

This is the 7th GCC summit held in Kuwait since the establishment of the Cooperation Council on May 25, 1981. The agenda includes following up on the support and strengthening of joint Gulf action and developing mechanisms for co-operation between member countries and peoples in various sectors, especially those that concern Gulf citizens.

The summit is being held in light of important regional and international developments, especially the situation in the Middle East in general, and in the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in particular, in addition to developments in Lebanon and Sudan, which requires redoubling efforts to enhance coordination and cooperation among the GCC countries in a way that supports security and regional and global stability.

The 45th GCC Summit is expected to produce many recommendations aligning with the serious challenges facing the Arab region, including the situation in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, as well as the difficult political, economic and security circumstances that cast their shadows over many countries, political analysts said.

Analysts expected the discussions to focus on economic challenges and pushing the wheel of development towards achieving more accomplishments. In this context, they stressed the importance of exploring means to promote the GCC Common Market and Customs Union, given the great importance of this file for the countries of the region.
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