His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) received His Excellency Mr Charles Kingston, the Ambassador of New Zealand to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday , January 9, 2025, at the General Secretariat's headquarters in Riyadh.
At the beginning of the meeting, His Excellency the GCC Secretary General congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment as New Zealand's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, wishing him success in his duties.
They also discussed a number of topics of mutual interest, most notably the progress of negotiations for the free trade agreement between the GCC countries, updates on the joint action plan (2025–2028) between the two sides, and exchanged views on several regional and international issues.
