Qatar will host Tuesday the 35th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC in the presence of Arab and Gulf leaders to draw new political orientations for the region. The GCC summit in Doha comes in the context of a general tendency to reshape relationships between its six member states, Egypt and other Arab states. During the last eight months, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt witnessed a long-running rift with Qatar over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Doha's interference in the internal affairs of fellow GCC members. At the recent emergency summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia reached a reconciliation agreement with Qatar that ended the crisis and opened the door for future cooperation in the Arab region. If the Doha summit fulfills its promises, a new order in the Arab world would come into fact, starting a new page and pushing further the process of joint cooperation between Arab states. "The Gulf Cooperation Council is an important tributary of the joint Arab action," Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed bin Hali said, quoted by MENA on Sunday. Bin Hali stressed the importance of this summit to restore harmony and momentum among Arab states, adding that we need to remove all conflicts that disturb Arab relations. Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani, secretary general of GCC, said the Doha Summit would be constructive and reach important achievements in favor of GCC states, Al-Hayat reported on Monday. Zayani pointed out that the summit will discuss important developments in the region that have many implications for the GCC and regional security including the international coalition against ISIS and similar groups, and the identity of moderation declared by leaderships of the GCC countries against extremism and terrorism. Since its foundation in 1981, the council's role has emerged significantly in support and promotion of Gulf states in the region and internationally.
