Deputy Premier Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa attended the final session of the 38th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. The Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah chaired the summit which was held today at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City.
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani read the final statement which affirmed the importance of sticking to the GCC march and protecting it from regional pitfalls. The final communique underlined the necessity of strengthening and developing joint GCC political, economic and security work in particular. It affirmed the GCC pivotal role in combating extremism and terrorism and drying up its sources of financing.
The Kuwait declaration urged writers and thinkers in the GCC member countries to assume their responsibilities for the sake of the shared interests of the GCC entity.
The Amir of Kuwait announced that the 39th GCC summit would be convened in the Sultanate of Oman in 2018.
The Deputy Premier bade farewell to the Kuwaiti leader and thanked him for the warm welcome and genuine hospitality. He hailed the wisdom of the Kuwait leader in moderating the summit sessions, lauding his pioneering role in bolstering the GCC march.

Source: BNA