Brussels, 16 October 2024
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held our first Summit on 16 October 2024 in Brussels, Belgium, under the theme “Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity” to celebrate the deepening partnership between the two blocs, co-chaired by H.E. Charles Michel, President of the European Council and H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar as rotating President of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in the presence of H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and, H.E. Jasem Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council and H.E. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Joint Statement of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council