His Excellency Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, headed the UAE delegation participating in the 153rd session of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Council, which was held yesterday, Wednesday, 7 September 2022, at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The Council discussed agenda items and took the relevant decisions in the presence of Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, as well as His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Moreover, the ministers held the first ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the GCC and Central Asian countries, wherein they discussed numerous files of common interest and ways to enhance cooperation in various fields. The joint work plan between the GCC and Central Asian countries for the 2022-2026 period was approved, and the GCC Secretariat General was assigned to follow up on its implementation.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation