The entire world is focused these days on the ongoing 22nd Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which opened in Muscat on Sunday. The Summit has drawed extensive regional and international media attention to the region.
The Abu-Dhabi based Al Ittihad reported that the Summit this year is extremely significant due to the current regional and International situation, and that everyone is closely waiting with anticipation for the decisions to be made by the six member Council.
The paper added that the GCC, which serves regional, Arab and Islamic nations’ interests, in addition to its support of global peace has served these vital goals ever since it was founded 22 years ago. Due to its balanced policy of securing peace and security, the GCC has overcome sensitive world situations in the past, therefore there should be no reason why they shouldn’t do so in the current situation.
The GCC has never deviated from the Arab nation, and has always stressed that it is an integral part of it, working to resolve any problems the Nation faced. The GCC has made promoting Arab Nation unity and solidarity one of its main principles.
Many throughout the region have expressed the hope that the Summit would enhance the spirit of unity and cooperation among the Arab Nation.During the Muscat Summit in Oman, additional issues will be dealt with besides Gulf affairs. Israel’s atrocities towards the Palestinians, the Afghanistan war situation and recovery, Iraq and the aftermath of September 11, will also be high on the agenda (www.albawaba.com)
