GCC foreign ministers approve final communique

GCC Finance Ministers also discuss cooperation between Gulf countries

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 22:23

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Abu Dhabi: The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday morning concluded a closed-door session at the Emirates Palace.

The meeting, which was chaired by UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the presence of GCC Secretary-General Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad Al Attiyah, approved the final communique of the summit being held in Abu Dhabi.

The GCC finance ministers also joined the meeting to complete the discussions in areas of cooperation between the GCC countries, especially the financial and economic fields.

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Gulf Foreign Ministers and Finance Ministers at the GCC summit.

Shaikh Khalifa chairs the GCC Summit on Monday, attended by leaders of the other GCC countries at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Kuwaiti Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa, Qatari Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz and Syed Fahd Bin Mahmoud Al Saeed, Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs at the Emirates Palace on Monday.

Shaikh Khalifa with HisHighness Shaikh MohammadBin Rashid Al Maktoum,Vice-President and PrimeMinister of the UAE and Rulerof Dubai; General ShaikhMohammad Bin Zayed AlNahyan, Crown Prince of AbuDhabi and Deputy SupremeCommander of the UAEArmed Forces; LieutenantGeneral Shaikh Saif BinZayed Al Nahyan, DeputyPrime Minister and Ministerof Interior; Shaikh MansourBin Zayed Al Nahyan, DeputyPrime Minister and Ministerof Presidential Affairs,shaikhs and other officialsat the summit on Monday.

Shaikh Khalifa with Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

Shaikh Khalifa exchanges pleasantries with King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.

Shaikh Khalifa with Qatar Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Shaikh Khalifa and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid with Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad, Shaikh Hamad, Prince Nayef of Saudi Arabia, Fahd Bin Mahmoud Al Syed, Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister, Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad Al Attiyah, GCC Secretary-General, in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Shaikh Khalifa with Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Arabia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Shaikh Khalifa in talks with Syed Fahd Bin Mahmoud Al Saeed, Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs.

Journalists from around the world work at the Media Centre set up for the GCC Summit coverage at the Abu Dhabi Intercontinental Hotel on Monday.

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