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In the short term, relations will probably develop slowly, but strategic relations can only be reached after the full success of the development of necessary mechanisms, procedures and negotiations at the committees’ level.

This week, experts and diplomats paid great attention to Riyadh, where the 161^st Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Council Meeting was held on September 9.

The 44th summit of the Supreme Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Doha was a significant event in several respects. The session was the first to be held outside Saudi Arabia since 2018 and the first hosted by Qatar since the signing of the Alul Declaration in January 2021, ending a three-year diplomatic rift between a number of Arab countries. The summit was held under special circumstances as the region is witnessing many unfortunate events, most notably the ongoing carnage in the Gaza Strip. These are extremely important developments that have many implications for the GCC and regional security…