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Kuwait’s Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah chairing the previous edition of the GCC summit in Kuwait in December 2017. Image Credit: AP

Dubai- His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, leads the UAE delegation for the 39th GCC summit held in Riyadh Sunday, Wam reports.

Dr Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Federal National Council Affairs took to Twitter on Sunday saying "We look forward to a successful Gulf summit led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Riyadh today, a summit that strengthens the progress of the Gulf Cooperation Council and its achievements, and we thank Kuwait for its efforts and we appreciate its role. We welcome the Omani Presidency of the Council in the coming year."

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