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GCC Preparatory Ministerial Meeting Discusses Gulf-Chinese Summit

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Secretary-General pose for a photo (SPA)
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Secretary-General pose for a photo (SPA)
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GCC Preparatory Ministerial Meeting Discusses Gulf-Chinese Summit

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Secretary-General pose for a photo (SPA)
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Secretary-General pose for a photo (SPA)

The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held Wednesday the 154th Preparatory Ministerial Council meeting of the GCC Supreme Council in Riyadh.

The meeting was chaired by the Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr al-Busaidi, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, with the participation of GCC Secretary-General Naif Falah al-Hajraf, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and GCC Foreign Ministers.

The meeting discussed enhancing cooperation and joint coordination between the GCC countries, and the latest developments in the region and the world.

The officials also addressed the agenda of the Riyadh-Gulf-Chinese Summit for Cooperation and Development, which will be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with the GCC leaders.

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Saudi-Iraqi Cooperation Thwarts Drug Smuggling Operation

The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
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Saudi-Iraqi Cooperation Thwarts Drug Smuggling Operation

The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA

Iraq's security forces have seized an estimated 1.1 ton of captagon pills hidden inside a truck that entered Iraq from Syria via Türkiye, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

The drug shipment, the largest ever seized in Iraq, was tracked and intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency, the Interior Ministry spokesperson Brigadier Muqdad Meri said in a televised statement.

Saudi Arabia said it contributed to thwarting an attempt to smuggle seven million amphetamine pills into Iraq, according to a statement by ministry security spokesman Colonel Talal bin Abdul Mohsen bin Shalhoub.
Through proactive security monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control provided intelligence to its Iraqi counterpart, leading to the interception of the illicit shipment. The drugs were concealed within a consignment of children's toys and ironing boards.
Shalhoub praised the close cooperation between Saudi and Iraqi authorities in combating drug smuggling.

He reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to tracking and dismantling criminal operations involved in narcotics production and trafficking, in collaboration with counterpart agencies in brotherly and friendly countries.