RIYADH: GCC Ministers for Foreign Affairs will hold a preparatory meeting on Sunday in Doha ahead of the 44th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, Arab media reported on Saturday.
In a statement, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi stated the bloc’s 158th ministerial meeting will be chaired by Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman — whose country is also the incumbent president of the ministerial council — and will be attended by member nations’ Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
Albudaiwi added the meeting is a continuation of the preparations underway for the launch of the 44th session of the GCC Supreme Council, planned to be organized on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar in the presence of Gulf leaders.
GCC Foreign Ministers to Hold Preparatory Session Ahead of Leaders’ Summit in Qatar
He said that during the ministerial session, several reports will be discussed about the execution of decisions issued by the Supreme Council at the 43rd summit in Riyadh last year, as well as memoranda and reports submitted by the ministerial and technical committees and the General Secretariat.
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The meeting will also discuss topics related to dialogues and strategic ties between GCC nations and other states and international blocs, in addition to the latest regional and global developments.
