Qatar ready to host GCC Supreme Council summit

Qatar has completed its preparations to host the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Supreme Council, set to be held on Tuesday.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will lead the well-wishers to welcome Their Majesties and Highnesses leaders of the GCC countries, upon their arrival on Tuesday in the country to participate in the 44th session of the GCC Supreme Council.

The 44th summit is being held during special circumstances at the regional and international levels, as the summit is expected to address the most pressing regional and international issues, notably the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip since Oct 7.

Economic, political and security files, as well as the summit's most prominent topic of strengthening relations between the GCC countries, increasing coordination among them and crystallizing a unified GCC vision on various regional and international issues will also be addressed.

Observers expect that the 44th summit will provide a strong push and renewed start to the GCC work path, based on the State of Qatar's keenness and firm approach to supporting GCC's progress and preserving its unity and cohesion, as it stands as a strong, integrated and indispensable system in the face of the regional challenges.

Forty-three summits have been held since the establishment of the GCC back in 1981. Two annual summits for the Council are usually held, an advisory one in the middle of the year and one at the end of the year in which decisions are taken. Doha hosted six summits out of the 43, each of which resulted in many impactful political and economic decisions and outcomes, as well as effective actions that had an important impact on strengthening the GCC, unity of its decisions and the development of its performance.