Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, met today with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Janet Alberda, at the headquarters of the GCC Secretariat General in Riyadh. During the meeting, the two parties reviewed the relations between the GCC and the Netherlands and their cooperation areas. Al-Budaiwi stressed the importance of strengthening Dutch-Gulf relations and the strategic partnership between the GCC and the European Union (EU) in a way that serves common interests. The Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Negotiations, Dr Abdulaziz Hamad Aluwaisheg. attended the meeting.