The Gulf Cooperation Council Summit of 1993, or Gulf Summit 14, was held on December 20 to 22, 1993 in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the chairmanship of the then King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The summit reviewed the course of defense cooperation, and the Supreme Council approved the recommendations of the interior ministers on various issues of security cooperation. It expressed its satisfaction with the increase in trade exchanged between the GCC countries. The participant countries also agreed to continue working on bringing policies closer, unifying environmental regulations, and preserving natural resources. The Supreme Council also called for a peace agreement between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in order to achieve a lasting resolution to the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Participants CountryRepresentative (host)King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (chairman of the summit)Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab EmiratesJaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of KuwaitKhalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of QatarIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa, King of BahrainQaboos bin Said, Sultan of OmanFahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
Results The summit mainly addressed several diplomatic issues surrounding the gulf region. Saudi Arabia, the host nation, voiced support for United Arab Emirates in its ongoing dispute with Iran over the islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs, as well as the United Nations's resolutions concerning Iraq following the Gulf War. The council also approved an increase in defense spending, including purchasing surveillance planes and increasing the size of the defense force.
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