WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will welcome the six leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in mid-May for talks on Iran’s nuclear program and the conflicts in Yemen, Iraq and Syria.
The White House said Obama will meet with the leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the White House on May 13 and then at Camp David, the presidential mountaintop retreat in Maryland, on May 14.
“The gatherings will be an opportunity for the leaders to discuss ways to enhance their partnership and deepen security cooperation,” the White House added.
The meeting was announced in early April by Obama, who is seeking to reassure Gulf states following a framework accord reached on Tehran’s contested nuclear program earlier in the month.
Obama has portrayed the Iran deal as necessary to reduce the chances of the combustible Middle East becoming even more unstable with the introduction of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Obama-GCC talks set for May 13, 14
Obama-GCC talks set for May 13, 14
