GCC to hold summit in January amid Qatar row, Kuwait says

Kuwait, which has acted as a mediator between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors, said the annual summit will be held in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5.
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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah (L) met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Nov. 24, 2020, as seen in this screenshot taken from the State Department website. - Screenshot from www.state.gov
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Kuwait announced Thursday that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet Jan. 5 in Saudi Arabia, as hopes mount for a resolution to the yearslong row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors 

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah “expressed his willingness that the Gulf summit be held in Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021,” said a statement from the ministry. 

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