Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Atiyyah met here today with the Secretary General of ASEAN Dr. Surin Pitsuwan. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed a number of issues and events of common interest, especially the developments of the Palestinian cause, the peace process in the Middle East, the situation in Iraq, the relations with Iran and its continued occupation of the three islands of the United Arab Emirates and developments of the Iranian nuclear file. They emphasized the importance of peaceful solutions and constructive dialogue to address all regional and international issues in addition to developments in Lebanon, Sudan and Somalia. They valued the results of the "World Conference on Dialogue" held on July 16-18, 2008 in Madrid under the patronage and support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to activate the dialogue between the followers of religions and cultures. They praised the statement issued by the conference. -- More
