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Hearty welcome to leaders

MUSCAT — The Sultanate yesterday rolled out a red carpet welcome to the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council leaders who arrived here yesterday for the 29th AGCC summit, to be held under the chairmanship of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, at Al Bustan Palace Hotel.

Earlier on their arrival at the Royal Airport, the leaders were received by a welcoming party headed by His Majesty the Sultan.

The leaders, accompanied by His Majesty the Sultan, reviewed guard of honour before being ushered to their royal suites at Al Bustan Palace Hotel.

His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, deputy prime minister for the Council of Ministers; His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, minister of heritage and culture; Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, minister of the Diwan of Royal Court; General Ali bin Majid Al Ma’amari, minister of the Royal Office; Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, minister responsible for defence affairs; Sayyid Saud bin Ibrahim Al Busaidi, minister of interior; Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, minister responsible for foreign affairs; chairmen of the State Council and Majlis Al Shura, ministers, commanders of armed forces corps, Royal Oman Police and AGCC ambassadors to the Sultanate, and Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah, AGCC secretary-general, were all part of the welcoming delegation.

In a statement to reporters upon his arrival, UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that he was very happy to meet His Majesty the Sultan and other AGCC leaders.

He also stressed that the summit is of great importance as it coincides with important regional and international political and economic developments that require us to have joint visions that ensure unity of stance in addressing them.

“We are fully confident that the summit will reach some positive resolutions that enhance the achievements made by the cooperation march, moving forward to a new stage of joint action that serve the interests of the AGCC countries and meet the aspirations of their peoples,” he added.

Sheikh Khalifa also said that council’s march has made many tangible achievements over the past years in the different fields. He hoped that the summit will come out with more effective steps to promote the AGCC march leading to the welfare of AGCC citizens, peoples and further strengthen security of the region.

Sheikh Khalifa is accompanied by an official delegation comprising Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai; Lieutenant-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, interior minister; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, presidency affairs minister; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, foreign minister; Ubaid Humaid Al Tayir, state minister for financial affairs; Ahmed bin Juma Al Zaabi, deputy minister for presidency affairs, and Mohammed bin Ali Al Usaimi, UAE’s ambassador to the Sultanate.

The UAE president is accompanied by a mission of honour headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Qatabi, minister of fisheries.

BAHRAIN King His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in an arrival statement, expressed his thanks for His Majesty the Sultan and his delight to meet the AGCC leaders again in one of their important meetings.

King Hamad added that this brotherly meeting was a good opportunity to discuss all important issues on the wake of the new political and economic changes at the regional and international arenas which call for the wisdom on how to deal with them to ensure security and stability in the region, sustain the wellbeing and development of AGCC countries and protect the development achieved.

“Undoubtedly, the wisdom and experience of the AGCC leaders will direct us to take proper decisions on the summit agenda, including the joint march of the AGCC states, in security, military and economic fields, the human rights, the environment and the current regional and international political issues,” he added.

The king is accompanied by an official delegation comprising Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, deputy prime minister; Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, minister of the Royal Diwan; Sheikh Salman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, head of the Survey and Real Estate Registration Apparatus; Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, foreign minister; Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, minister of finance; Sheikh Khalifa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, head of the National Security Services; Dr Mohammed bin Jabr Al Ansari, the king’s adviser for cultural and scientific affairs; Nabil bin Ya’qoub Al Hamar, the king’s adviser for information; Dr Majeed bin Mohsin Al Alawi, minister of labour; Dr Abdul Hussain bin Ali Al Mirza, minister of oil and gas affairs; Sheikh Khalid bin Salman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Nabil bin Ibrahim Qambar, head of the royal protocols; Hamad bin Ali Al Ka’bi, personal secretary to the king; Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, secretary of the royal protocols, and Hussain bin Jasim Al Ara’di, charge d’affaires at the Bahraini embassy to the Sultanate. A mission of honour headed by Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, minister of environment and climate affairs, has been formed to accompany the king.

KUWAITI Emir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabr Al Sabah is accompanied by an official delegation including Sheikh Jabir Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, first deputy prime minister and minister of defence; Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah, deputy prime minister and foreign minister; Sheikh Ahmed Fahd Al Ahmed Al Sabah, chairman of the National Security Service; Ahmed Yaqob Baqer Al Abdullah, minister of commerce and industry and minister of state for Ummah Council Affairs; Engineer Mohammed Abdullah Hadi Al Aleem, oil minister, electricity and water minister; Mustafa Jassim Al Shamali, finance minister; Ahmed Fahd Al Fahd, director of the Emir’s Office; Sheikh Khalid Al Abdullah Al Sabah, chairman of Emiri Protocols and Shamlan Abdul Aziz Al Romi, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the Sultanate.

The emir is accompanied by a mission of honour headed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem Al Rowas, minister of regional municipalities and water resources.

QATARI Emir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in a statement conveyed his greetings and that of the Qatari people to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Omani people, wishing His Majesty good health and the Sultanate further progress and prosperity.

The emir also extended his greetings to the other AGCC leaders, hoping that the summit would achieve good results that would enhance the AGCC’s march, achieve integration of its members, aspirations of its people and further strengthen security, stability and wellbeing of the AGCC countries.

“Our summit is being held at a time when the besieged Palestinian people are being subjected to severe aggression by the Israeli forces, the thing that call us to take a clear stand against this aggression, so as to alleviate the sufferings of the brotherly Palestinian people,” he concluded.

The emir is accompanied by an official delegation comprising Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabr Al Thani, prime minister and foreign minister; Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, minister of state for foreign affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Fahd Al Thani, head of the Emiri Protocols; Yousuf Hussain Kamal, minister of economy and finance; Sheikh Hamad bin Thamir Al Thani, chairman of Qatar’s Public Authority for Radio and Television; Sheikh Hamad bin Nassir bin Jasim Al Thani, minister of state; Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Thani, head of the Emiri Diwan; Sheikh Fahd bin Jasim bin Mohammed Al Thani, business and trade minister; Sa’d bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi, secretary to the emir for follow-up; Sheikh Jabr bin Yousuf bin Jasim Al Thani, director-general of Qatar News Agency; Saif bin Muqadam Al Bu’aynain, assistant foreign minister; Abdullah bin Eid Al Sulaiti, acting-director of the Prime Minister’s Office, and Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Khatir, Qatar’s ambassador to the Sultanate.

A mission of honour, headed by Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Romhi, oil and gas minister, has been formed to accompany the emir.

CUSTODIAN of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia is accompanied by Prince Saud Al Faisal, foreign minister; Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, chief of General Intelligence; Prince Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud, assistant chief of the General Intelligence; Prince Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, secretary-general of the National Security Council; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Al Saud, adviser to the custodian of the two holy mosques; Prince Mansoor bin Nasser Al Saud, adviser to the custodian of the two holy mosques; Prince Dr Bandar bin Salman Al Saud, adviser to the custodian of the two holy mosques; Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, Prince Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Saud, Dr Ghazi bin Abdulrahman Al Qosaibi, minister of labour; Dr Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Assaf, minister of finance; Iyad bin Amin Madani, minister of culture and information; Sheikh Mesha’al Al Abdulah Al Rasheed, Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Aziz Al Tuwaijri, adviser to the custodian of the two holy mosques; Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Tuwaijri, chairman of the Diwan of Royal Court, Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Tubaishi, chairman of the Royal Protocols; Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman Al Tasan, chairman of the private affairs for the custodian of the two holy mosques; Dr Fahd Al Abdul Jabar, adviser to custodian of the two holy mosques and supervisor of the Royal Clinics; Khalid bin Abdul Rahman Al Eisa, deputy chairman of the Diwan of Royal Court; General Hamad bin Mohammed Al Awhali, commander of the Royal Guard; and Abdul Aziz bin Salman Al Turki, Saudi ambassador to the Sultanate.

King Abdullah is accompanied by a mission of honour headed by Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Hareb, minister responsible for defence affairs.