A state media has conformed that the 41st Gulf summit is to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021 in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud requested the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf on Saturday to invite the leaders of the member states, sources said. 

Arab News quoted Al-Hajraf as saying in a statement, "The commitment by Gulf leaders to hold the summit on an annual basis, and especially in these exceptional times, is a testament to the strength of the GCC, to their belief in their duty to the people of the Gulf, and their devotion to increasing cooperation and integration among member countries". He added, "Today, as the GCC enters its fifth decade with a global pandemic in the backdrop, the institution's mission to facilitate trade and economic integration among member states is more relevant than at any time in its history". 

He further said, "The GCC remains focused on meeting the ambitions of the Gulf people, increasing integration, interconnectedness, and trade among member states and the international community". The first to receive the invite was United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, with the invitation received by the Dubai ruler and Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. The decision to hold the summit comes after Kuwait's top officials recently announced the success of their country's years of negation to end the Gulf crisis with the support of the US.

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