Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, participated in the meeting of the 152nd session of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was held today at the headquarters of the Secretariat General in Riyadh. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and President of the current session of the Ministerial Council, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in the presence of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the GCC states, and with the participation of the GCC Secretary General, Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf.
During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers reviewed the topics on the agenda, and the decisions that have been implemented by the Supreme Council and the Ministerial Council to promote Gulf integration and cooperation in various fields. They also discussed the recommendations submitted by the relevant ministerial committees, and reports prepared by the Secretariat General on issues and topics related to promoting the process of joint Gulf action.
They also discussed the latest developments in strategic dialogues between the GCC countries and international countries and blocs, and what has been achieved in free trade negotiations with brotherly and friendly countries, in addition to the latest regional and international developments.
The delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain that took part in the meeting included the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Ali bin Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Chief of GCC Affairs, Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Eid.
Source: Bahrain News Agency