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Tue, 12/30/2008 - 12:16
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UAE President calls for common views on developments
Muscat, Dec 30, 2008 (WAM) - The 29th summit of the heads of member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is being held amid significant regional and international developments, stressed yesterday President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He called for common views on approached to these developments.
This came in a press statement by Sheikh Khalifa upon his arrival to Muscat to take part in the summit which starts later today.
Following is the text of Sheikh Khalifa's statement in Muscat:
"I would like to express gladness at being here in the Sultanate of Oman, our sisterly country and second home, to meet with my brother H.M Sultan Qaboos and Their Highness and Majesty, the other heads of the member states of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Being held amid current regional and international political and economic developments, the summit is particularly significant and mandates common views and unified positions to deal with those developments.
We have great confidence that we will reach positive resolutions to boost the achievements made by the GCC as well as to move on to a new phase of GCC joint action in the best interest of member states and their peoples.
Over the past years, the march of the GCC has made many achievements in various areas. We are fully confident that this summit will come up with more effective steps to further bolster this march and to achieve more prosperity for our peoples and more stability for the region.
He called for common views on approached to these developments.
This came in a press statement by Sheikh Khalifa upon his arrival to Muscat to take part in the summit which starts later today.
Following is the text of Sheikh Khalifa's statement in Muscat:
"I would like to express gladness at being here in the Sultanate of Oman, our sisterly country and second home, to meet with my brother H.M Sultan Qaboos and Their Highness and Majesty, the other heads of the member states of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Being held amid current regional and international political and economic developments, the summit is particularly significant and mandates common views and unified positions to deal with those developments.
We have great confidence that we will reach positive resolutions to boost the achievements made by the GCC as well as to move on to a new phase of GCC joint action in the best interest of member states and their peoples.
Over the past years, the march of the GCC has made many achievements in various areas. We are fully confident that this summit will come up with more effective steps to further bolster this march and to achieve more prosperity for our peoples and more stability for the region.
