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Brussels (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The President of the European Council Charles Michel will go to the Gulf area forward of the first-ever EU-GCC Summit.
What Are the Objectives of Charles Michel’s Gulf Region Visit?
According to the EU Council Press Release, the President of the European Council Charles Michel will go to the Gulf area on 27-29 August. The President will maintain talks concerning the first-ever Conference between the European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) going down on 16 October 2024 in Brussels, in addition to on a broad spectrum of points, from the state of affairs within the Middle East to Russia’s conflict in opposition to Ukraine, and all pertinent features of bilateral cooperation.
Moreover, whereas visiting Doha, the President will assemble with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, as the present rotating President of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The President will meet in Riyadh with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While in Riyadh, the President may even assemble with H.E. Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
What Significance Does the EU-GCC Summit Hold for Future Alliances?
Going ahead, the President will proceed contending with the opposite members of the Gulf Cooperation Council as a part of the preparations for the forthcoming Summit. As relations between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council have elevated considerably lately, the EU-GCC Summit will probably be an choice for the Leaders of the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council to make sure their joint dedication to work collectively in lots of orbs of their cooperation to additional construct a coalition based mostly on sustainable prosperity and stability for each side.
EU-GCC connections are based mostly on a Cooperation Agreement inscribed in 1989, which establishes common discussions on cooperation between the EU and GCC on financial ties, local weather change, power, atmosphere, and analysis.
On 18 May 2022, the EU Commission and the High Representative assumed a Joint Communication on a strategic alliance with the Gulf, proposing a complete and stronger cooperation between the EU and the GCC and its Member States. It was authorized by EU Council Conclusions on 20 June 2022. In June 2022, the High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission designated for the primary time an EU Special Representative for the Gulf (Luigi Di Maio) to additional develop a extra highly effective, complete and strategic EU cooperation with the nations within the Gulf area.
