Saudi Arabia will host tomorrow, Tuesday, the 42nd Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit of the leaders, amid vital developments in the region and the world.

Riyadh will host the new summit for the fourth time in a row with the agenda including several topics that would contribute to strengthening cooperation and integration between member states in various fields, in addition to discussing regional as well as international developments and their impact on GCC states.

Kuwait signing Al-Ula agreement last January fifth, on the sidelines of the 41st Gulf Summit, was followed by bilateral visits between the leaders of the Gulf States to strengthen relations.

The summit will be held following exceptional circumstances that the world has experienced during the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which calls for discussing the repercussions of the pandemic on the Gulf countries, especially the economic aspect.

The first summit was held in Abu Dhabi in May 1981, the Emirati capital also held the summit in 1986, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2010.

Riyadh hosted the summit in 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2019.

The Qatari capital, Doha, hosted the summit in 1983, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2007 and 2014.

Kuwait hosted the summit seven times, in 1984, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

The GCC summit was held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, in 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2012 and 2016.

Oman’s Muscat hosted the summit in 1985, 1989, 1995, 2001 and 2008.

Source: Kuwait News Agency