Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has stressed the importance of the Gulf-Pakistani relations to serve the common interests, and the necessity to intensify cooperation in areas of common interest. This came during a session of official talks held here today between Dr. Al-Hajraf and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi. During the session, they discussed a number of regional and international issues of common interest, and matters that would strengthen the Gulf-Pakistani bilateral relations.