The Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah is scheduled to host later on Wednesday the 18th Consultative GCC Summit and the first Gulf Summit with Central Asian States.
The GCC consultative meeting is due to address mutual issues such as boosting inter-Gulf cooperation and integration in various spheres.
The first top-level meeting with leaders of the Central Asian states will tackle means of cementing relations, prospects of establishing partnership and broadening cooperation in diverse fields.
The GCC and Central Asian states held the first round of ministerial strategic dialogue in Riyadh on September 7, 2022.
The involved Central Asian states are Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
The GCC, established in the early 80s of the past century, groups Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.
The bloc, founded to boost cooperation among the regional countries at various levels, has sought to bolster ties with many states across the globe.
Source: Kuwait News Agency