RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a letter to Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the State of Kuwait, inviting him to attend a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Supreme Council.
GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani delivered the invitation to the Emir of Kuwait during o reception held at Bayan Palace in Kuwait.
The Emir of Kuwait was briefed on the preparation of the 40th Meeting of the GCC Supreme Council.
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