This Friday, 16 October 2026, President Roberta Metsola will chair a Conference of the European Parliament and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Speakers, of Shura, Representatives, National and Ummah Councils. The conference, taking place at the European Parliament in Brussels in advance of the EU-GCC leaders’ summit on 24 October, will feature opening addresses by President Metsola, Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on behalf of the GCC presidency, and by Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the GCC.
The conference will bring together parliamentary representatives from across the Gulf countries for exchanges with the European Parliament on how to advance the EU-GCC strategic partnership and parliamentary cooperation. Those participating will include:
– Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
– Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on behalf of the GCC presidency
– Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council
. Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, United Arab Emirates
– Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shura Council, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
– Sheikh Abdul Malik bin Abdullah Al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council, Sultanate of Oman
– Khalid Hilal Nasser Al Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council, Sultanate of Oman
– Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim, Speaker of the Shura Council, State of Qatar.
Exchanges are expected to focus too on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, energy security, the wider impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and shared interests including open trade and connectivity. The conference will be concluded with the adoption of a joint statement.
Source: European Parliament
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