Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman praised the announcement by Central Asian countries to support the Kingdom’s bid to host the Expo, calling for “the need to intensify efforts to confront everything that affects energy security and global food supply chains.”
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the Gulf summit with the Central Asian countries in conjunction with the eighteenth consultative meeting, reflecting the interest of the GCC countries in strengthening relations between the GCC and Central Asian countries and raising the level of coordination between them.
The Saudi crown prince said, at the opening of the Gulf summit with Central Asian countries, “We congratulate the joint action plan between the Gulf countries and the Central Asian countries,” adding that “the challenges facing our world require unifying efforts to face them.”
“The Gulf summit with Central Asian countries comes to establish promising ties based on a historical legacy,” bin Salman said, stressing “the importance of respecting the sovereignty and independence of countries and non-interference in their internal affairs.”
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He expressed his aspiration for further cooperation with Central Asian countries in all fields, expressing his appreciation for the keenness of Central Asian countries to enhance the security of the Gulf countries.
Bin Salman blessed the joint action plan between the Gulf and Central Asian states. He stressed the need to intensify efforts to confront everything that affects energy security and global food supply chains.
For his part, the Kuwaiti crown prince stressed that Central Asian countries are a key partner to enhance security and stability in the region. Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon said security cooperation with Gulf states is essential to promote stability in Central Asia.
Bin Salman announced the adoption of the final statement of the Gulf summit with Central Asian countries.
The GCC countries and the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) share common ties as Islamic countries, which are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and have common values and historical ties, as well as large oil and gas resources, which qualify them to play an influential role in global energy security, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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