President Ahmadinejad is to take part in the PGCC summit to kick off in Doha on Monday at the invitation of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani.



The Iranian president is accompanied by his senior advisor, Mojtaba Samareh-Hashemi, and Deputy Foreign Minister for Mideast and Africa, Mohammad-Reza Baqeri.



President Ahmadinejad was seen off at Mehrabad International Airport by the Supreme Leader's representative Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi and several other officials of the country.



This is the first time that the PGCC states have invited Iranian president to their summit as a guest.



Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman are members of the PGCC.

Tehran, Dec 3, IRNA