GCC Secretary General Jassem Al-Bedaiwi on Thursday affirmed that the Gulf-US partnership is pivotal for serving mutual interests and beefing up regional security.
The GCC Secretariat General said in a statement that Al-Bedaiwi affirmed the partnership significance during a meeting with the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Alan Ratney at the secretariat’s headquarters in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Al-Bedaiwi and Ratney discussed preparations for joint commissions’ meetings, namely the joint task team, and regional issues of joint concern.
The GCC chief congratulated Ratney on his recent appointment as Washington’s ambassador in Riyadh.
Al-Bedaiwi heads the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council that comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman.
The GCC countries that joined hands to establish the regional bloc in early 80s of the past century in the shadow of a major war between Iran and Iran are either close friends to the US or bonded with Washington with defense treaties.
Source: Kuwait News Agency