DOHA: Qatar´s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will attend the two-day crucial annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council to be held from Dec 5 in Kuwait, Doha´s foreign minister said on Sunday.
Speaking at a forum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar´s leader had accepted the invitation to attend, amid the region´s worst political crisis in years.
“I will attend the ministerial council tomorrow and the emir will attend the summit,” said the minister.
The rift between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council members Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on one side, and Qatar on the other had put this year’s annual meeting in doubt.
The crisis that began in June this year revolves around allegations by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt that Qatar supports terrorism, a charge Doha denies.
Qatar says the four countries are trying to force Doha to fall in line with their own foreign policy
