The 34th Summit of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be held in Kuwait from December 10-11. In attendance will be the leaders of the six member states – the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The Summit will be chaired by Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait.
During the Summit, the leaders are expected to discuss a host of issues including the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1, the ongoing conflict in Syria, the Iranian occupation of three UAE islands, and the implementation of the Gulf-brokered power-transition deal in Yemen. The leaders are also expected to discuss ways to boost cooperation among the member states in areas such as economic, human rights, environment, healthcare and culture. Discussions over the proposal of adopting a single currency for the grouping and the outcome and of the GCC Customs Union are also expected to be on the agenda at the Summit.
Established in 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the GCC is a political and economic alliance of six Gulf countries – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The purpose of the GCC is to effect coordination, integration and inter-connection among the members in all fields so as to achieve unity based on their common goals and similar political and cultural identities. The Supreme Council is the highest authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council and is composed of the heads of the member states.