Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and European Union (EU) countries held here on Monday the 25th session of the GCC-EU Ministerial Council. The session was co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, the Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice-President of the EU Commission Federica Mogherini. It was held in the presence of GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. During the meeting, Al-Jubeir, Mogherini and Al Zayani delivered speeches in which they hailed the strong historical relations between the GCC countries and the European Union countries and the current level of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two sides. They emphasized the importance of strengthening joint cooperation for the welfare and benefit of both sides, and to maintain the security and stability of the region through cooperation in the fight against terrorism and the extremist organizations. The session discussed the GCC-EU relations and ways of enhancing them in the framework of the existing strategic dialogue between the two sides, as well as the current regional issues including terrorism and the latest developments in a number of countries in the region. At the end of the session, a joint statement was issued.
