(VOVWORLD) - Kuwait on Thursday handed Qatar an invitation to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit next week, the Kuwaiti News Agency reports.
 Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (center) at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Manama, Bahrain on December 6, 2016 (Photo:AFP/VNA) |
The move is the first optimistic sign of resolving the Persian Gulf diplomatic tension over the past 6 months.
Established in 1981, GCC is a political and economic union consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.