GCC and Azerbaijan pledge to strengthen cooperation

Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, secretary-general of the GCC, met with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia, Shahin Abdullayev, in Riyadh.

During the meeting, the GCC official stressed the importance of consolidating Gulf-Azerbaijan relations to serve common interests.

They also reviewed the bilateral relations between the GCC countries and Azerbaijan, ways to enhance the ties, and discussed means to ensure their development in various fields, in light of the agreement signed between the two sides in 2013.

The agreement includes activating all areas of cooperation between the two sides, including energy, trade, investment, food security, culture, tourism, education, and communication between peoples, and working to hold the second Gulf-Azerbaijan Economic Forum, based on the success of the first forum in 2017.

The meeting also witnessed an exchange of views on regional and international issues of common concern.

The meeting was attended by the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Negotiations at the GCC, Abdulaziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg.