GCC Summit Concludes in Doha

Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders and heads of delegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states concluded the 35th session if the GCC Supreme Council Summit at the Doha Sheraton Hotel this evening.

His Highness The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani chaired the closing session and gave the floor at the beginning of the session to HE GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani to deliver the final communique and Doha declaration.

After that, HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gave the floor to HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense in Saudi Arabia to deliver a welcoming speech for the next summit in Saudi Arabia.

HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia welcome to hosting Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for holding the thirty-sixth session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in Saudi Arabia.

During the closing session of the GCC 35th Summit, HRH the Saudi Crown Prince, expressed 'thanks and gratitude to the government and people of the State of Qatar, for hosting this session,' stressing that this Summit embodied the cohesion between brothers, and confirmed the determination to move forward in joint march.

He expressed pleasure to convey the greeting of the Custodian of the Two Holly Mosques, and his welcoming to the hosting of the 36th GCC Summit in Saudi Arabia.

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, delivered a speech at the end of the thirty-fifth GCC Supreme Council Summit.

His Highness extended, in the name of the Qatari government and people, thanks to Their Highnesses and Majesties the Leaders of the GCC States and to HE the GCC Secretary-General for kind participation in the Summit and their efforts which contributed to its positive outcomes.

HH The Amir pointed that these outcomes reaffirmed "our commitment to deepen our solidarity, unity and goal, and to promote and develop the march of our Council for the good and the interests of our peoples."

In his speech, HH The Amir extended thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its invitation to host the 36th GCC Summit.