This summit is between the leaders of the European bloc and the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia And Bahrain And the Emirates And Kuwait And Oman And Qatar) is the first of its kind.
Ursula van der Leyen said, through her account on the X platform: “We want to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. And build an economic corridor to increase trade in the field of… Renewable energy data and exchanges between peoples.”
As stressed President of the European CommissionHowever, the European Union countries want to work with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to ensure the security we all need for economic growth.
A European-Gulf call from Brussels to avoid escalation in the Middle East
Leaders called European Union The six Gulf Cooperation Council countries gathered at a summit in Brussels on Wednesday to avoid the outbreak of a large-scale conflict in the Middle East.
At the beginning of the summit, which she described as “historic,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “We must do everything in our power and mobilize all our diplomatic skills to stop the very dangerous escalation” in the Middle East.
Von der Leyen considered the meeting “historic.” A second edition is scheduled to be held in Riyadh in 2026.
In a joint declaration issued at the conclusion of the summit, the participating countries called for an “immediate” ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and the escalating confrontation between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In addition to the ongoing conflicts in the world, the meeting addressed issues such as trade, energy and climate change.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, “We agreed to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement, and we must pursue all options to strengthen our economic cooperation and trade relations with all partners,” in a closing press conference for the summit.
The twenty-seven countries of the European Union are seeking to strengthen their economic relations with the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
The European Union is the second largest trading partner of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, while the talks that began in the 1990s regarding a free trade agreement are still stalled.
