Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, said that the sixth joint Ministerial Meeting of the Strategic Dialogue between the GCC countries and the Russian Federation, scheduled to be held in Moscow this Monday, seeks to strengthen relations and serve the interests of the two sides.
Al-Budaiwi said that topics on the agenda will tackle increased cooperation, while the meeting will be an opportunity to exchange views on a number of regional and international issues, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
According to Al-Budaiwi, GCC-Russian relations are distinguished, and the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the strategic dialogue in November 2011, an indication of the two sides' endeavor to move forward and build strong, close relations at all levels and in all fields in order to serve their interests.
Source: Bahrain News Agency