Kuwait: Riyadh to Host 2021 Gulf Summit

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that the next Gulf summit will be held on January 5, 2021, in Riyadh instead of Manama.

In a statement issued by Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed, Kuwait stated that the summit will come in light of confirmation from all Gulf parties on unity, referring to the initial announcement of a reconciliation agreement between Qatar on the one hand, and Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo and Manama on the other hand.

Minister Al-Mohammed and his deputy Khaled Al-Jarallah announced these developments during their reception of the Gulf ambassadors to Kuwait, who cut a huge cake bearing pictures of the flags of the six Gulf countries.

The opportunities for Gulf reconciliation reached an unprecedented level a few days ago, with a simultaneous announcement between Kuwait and the rival countries to reach fruitful talks to end the two-and-a-half-year-old dispute.