Platform to court six Gulf nations


PUTRAJAYA: The Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit next Tuesday is a platform to create new multilateral cooperation, and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants to leverage it to forge better ties with other countries. 

The Prime Minister said in his recent discussions with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Moham­med bin Salman, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, he was informed they want to be closer with China, notwithstanding the GCC’s close ties with the United States. 

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