This week, experts and diplomats paid great attention to Riyadh, where the 161st Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Council Meeting was held on September 9.

It was chaired by the Prime Minister of Qatar and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani with the participation of the foreign ministers of the GCC countries. On the side-lines of the event, Saudi Arabia held three separate ministerial meetings with Russia, India and Brazil “to open new horizons for cooperation”, as the Saudi Arab News noted.

At the same time, the 7th ministerial meeting on the GCC-Russia strategic dialogue was held with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the GCC-India meeting with the participation of Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and the GCC-Brazil meeting with the participation of Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed El-Khereiji attended all of the meetings.

Participants of the Russia-GCC dialogue discussed the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis

GCC Secretary General Jasem Al-Budaiwi stressed that the joint ministerial meetings are aimed at strengthening strategic relations with countries and organisations. The participants reviewed in detail the relations between the GCC and Russia and explored opportunities for strengthening and expanding cooperation. They also discussed the ongoing war of the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev against Russia under Western pressure and the efforts of the international community to achieve a peaceful settlement and........

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