AlHijjah 29, 1433, Nov 14, 2012, SPA -- The 2nd foreign-ministers-level for strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Russia started here this evening. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Russia, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Sabah Alkhaled Alhamad Alsabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs of Oman, took part in the meeting. The meeting was attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the GCC, Rollick Ozerov, Russian ambassador to the Kingdom and ambassadors of the GCC member states accredited to the Kingdom.