In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, experts and researchers acknowledged that the GCC-ASEAN summit accelerated common economic and developmental convergence between the nations of both bodies. The policies of the participating nations have emphasized development and economics, along with the adoption of balanced political stances.
The GCC-ASEAN summit comes three months after a similar gathering that brought together GCC nations and Central Asian countries in Jeddah.
Leaders of countries participating in the #GCC-#ASEAN summit pose for a family photo as their summit kicks off in #Riyadh pic.twitter.com/CIOx5fM448
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) October 20, 2023
Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree.
China looks forward to Palestine becoming a full member of the United Nations (UN) and enjoying full and equal rights like other member states.
The Arab world is ethnically extremely diverse, as many non-Arab communities also live in it.