Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries pose for a photo together before the opening session of the 41st GCC Summit in Al-Ula, northwest Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021. (Photo: AFP / VNA)

The decision was made at the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held on the same day in Saudi Arabia.

 Speaking at a press conference after the summit, Foreign Minister Farhan al-Saud said the parties expressed their political will and goodwill to secure the implementation of the agreement on resuming diplomatic relations and other relations, among them the resumption of flights.

Earlier, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman announced that the Gulf countries signed an agreement towards solidarity and stability at the GCC Summit to discuss measures to lift embargo imposed on Qatar for the past three years. The leaders of the six GCC member countries jointly signed two documents, including the Al-Ula Declaration and the summit's final press release.