General Secretariat – Doha
His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), stated that the informal joint ministerial meeting of the GCC foreign ministers and the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed to discuss the latest regional and international political developments and to welcome the positive steps taken in relations between the GCC countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This meeting followed the informal joint ministerial meeting between the GCC and the Islamic Republic of Iran, held on the sidelines of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, current president of the ministerial council. It included the participation of Their Excellencies the Foreign Ministers of the GCC countries and Dr Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on Thursday (October 3, 2024) in Doha, Qatar.
HE the Secretary General stressed that during the meeting, the importance of continuing this bilateral communication between the GCC countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran was highlighted, with the aim of reaching understandings that foster a positive environment and contribute to the constructive enhancement of relations between the GCC and Iran.
Furthermore, His Excellency noted that the meeting addressed the escalating tensions in the region and their serious implications for both regional and international peace and security. The GCC reaffirmed during the meeting the importance of de-escalation, exercising the utmost restraint, and preventing further instability and the threats posed by wars and destruction, along with their impacts on the peoples of the region and the world.