Oman chairs Gulf UK ministerial meeting

The Sultanate of Oman chaired a joint ministerial meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and James Cleverly, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

At the meeting which took place in New York yesterday (September 18th) on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Sultanate was represented by Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, Oman's Foreign Minister and Chairman of the current session of the Gulf Ministerial Council, with the participation of Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

The meeting reviewed the strong relations between the GCC countries and the United Kingdom. It also discussed expanding areas of cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, renewable energy, education, sustainable development and the transfer of scientific knowledge.

The Ministers praised the ongoing progress in GCC-UK relations and agreed on the importance of working continuously to expand and diversify common interests in various fields.

The Ministers also exchanged views on current international and regional issues. They agreed on the importance of encouraging dialogue and respecting the rule of international law and the United Nations Charter in order to strengthen global peace and stability.

This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.