Egypt's FM Partakes in GCC Summit

Egypt's Foreign Minister (FM) Sameh Shoukry arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in GCC summit activities, Ahmed Hafez, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt revealed.

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Earlier, Hafez said that Egypt always supports sincere efforts to preserve the unity of the Arab ranks.

“Egypt always seeks to reach reconciliation between the Arab Quartet on one hand and Qatar on the other hand,” he added.

The desired reconciliation should restore cohesion within the Arab house and allows constructive cooperation and preserves the interests of all parties,” Hafez noted.

In this context, the spokesman stressed the importance of having sincere intentions to achieve true reconciliation that would restore Arab relations to their normal sphere.

He also affirmed that “The reconciliation must preserve common interests, maintain the principles of commitment not to interfere in internal affairs, confront everything that may threaten the security and stability of Arab countries and peoples and preserve the Arab national security.”

The activities of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit are set to kick off later today Tuesday in the Saudi city of Al-Ula, under the chairmanship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The GCC holds an annual meeting to discuss the progress made in achieving coordination, integration, and interdependence among the member states in various economic, commercial, educational, and cultural fields, in the interest of their peoples.

Ahead of this session, GCC secretary-general Nayef Al Hajraf welcomed the agreement to open the airspace, land, and sea borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which was announced by Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah.