Saudi Arabia and Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Regional convergence of countries is one of the common phenomena in the international arena in economic, security, political, military, cultural, scientific, environmental, etc issues. The "Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden" is one of the regional systems that in January 2020 centered on Saudi Arabia and with the membership of 8 coastal states of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia And Jordan was established. This research uses descriptive and analytical methods and using library resources including books, scientific articles, reports of strategic centers, news, and analysis of international media, etc. seeks to identify, study and analyze the causes and goals of Saudi Arabia in pursuing the establishment of the "Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden". The main question is what are the goals of Saudi Arabia in pursuing the establishment of the "Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden"? The results show that Saudi Arabia in the establishment of the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden" pursues six goals in geopolitical, geo-economics, geostrategic, security, military, developmental, economic, political, etc dimensions.