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The Al-Ula Declaration

The world’s answers to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated what can be achieved when the global community works together. During the presidential term of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the G20 states managed to accomplish unprecedented achievements in this area. Responding to the pandemic and its effects requires robust GCC coordination, particularly in the following areas:

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The General Secretariat of the GCC Announces the Successful Conclusion of the 41st Annual Summit

5 January 2021, Al Ula, KSA: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today the conclusion of the 41st GCC Summit, in the city of Al-Ula, Northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Summit was chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and attended by their Highnesses and Majesties leaders of the six member states and H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, GCC Secretary General.

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GCC Secretary General welcomes the opening of air, sea, and land borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

“Earlier today the Kuwait Foreign Affairs Minister Mr. Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah announced that the air, sea, and land borders between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar will re-open as of this evening. The announcement came after a call by The Amir of Kuwait H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with his brothers the HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."

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GCC Secretary General Delivers Formal Invitation to The Amir of Qatar to attend the 41st GCC Summit

30 December 2020, Riyadh: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today that the Secretary General H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, delivered today a formal invitation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, to attend the 41st GCC Summit being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

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GCC Secretary General Delivers Formal Invitation to the Sultan of Oman to attend the 41st GCC Summit

29 December 2020, Riyadh: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today that the Secretary General H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, delivered today a formal invitation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to H.M Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman, to attend the 41st GCC Summit being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

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GCC Secretary General Delivers Formal Invitation to King of Bahrain to attend the 41st GCC Summit

28 December 2020, Riyadh: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today that the Secretary General H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, delivered a formal invitation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to attend the 41st GCC Summit being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

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GCC Secretary General Delivers Formal Invitation to The Amir of Kuwait to attend the 41st GCC Summit

28 December 2020, Riyadh: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today that the Secretary General H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, delivered a formal invitation from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah the Amir of Kuwait, to attend the 41st GCC Summit being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques requests the GCC Secretary-General to Formally Invite Gulf Leaders to Attend the 41st GCC Summit in Saudi Arabia

26 December 2020, Riyadh: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announced today that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested from His Excellency the GCC Secretary-General, Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, to deliver invitations to their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the GCC states to attend the 41st GCC Summit being held in Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021.

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