GCC Showcases 45 Years of Progress
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Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi said on Monday that a forum highlighting Gulf achievements aimed to showcase how regional integration has directly improved the quality of life of Gulf citizens and strengthened the bloc’s international standing.
Speaking at the “Gulf Achievements Forum” in Riyadh, Al Budaiwi said the GCC's accomplishments resulted from decades of joint cooperation and political coordination among member states.
“The achievements are not merely temporary gains or economic indicators, but the outcome of an integrated Gulf system that transformed challenges into opportunities,” he said during the event organised by the GCC General Secretariat in cooperation with the Gulf Radio and Television Organisation.
Senior media officials, specialists and Gulf students studying at universities in Saudi Arabia attended the forum.
Al Budaiwi said the gathering comes ahead of celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of the GCC, founded on May 25, 1981.
He said recent regional and international developments had demonstrated that the strength of GCC countries lies in their unity and cohesion, describing joint Gulf action as “a strategic necessity” given security challenges and global economic transformations.
He said the GCC states built a balanced regional model that combines preserving identity and values with openness to the world and adaptation to economic and technological changes.
Al Budaiwi highlighted achievements in political coordination, military and security cooperation, economic integration, infrastructure, digital transformation, education, healthcare and food security.
He added that Gulf citizens remained central to development efforts, benefiting from freedoms related to movement, employment, investment, property ownership, education and healthcare across GCC member states.
The secretary-general also stressed the importance of building on current achievements to create sustainable gains capable of meeting future generations' aspirations.
He said the forum seeks to document Gulf achievements, strengthen awareness of their developmental impact and reinforce a shared Gulf identity.
Al Budaiwi described the GCC as no longer “just a regional bloc linked by geography and history”, but a global strategic force capable of shaping opportunities, development and stability.
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