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GCC Stresses Keenness on Consolidating Strategic Ties with Russia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi meets with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov on Monday. (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi meets with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov on Monday. (GCC)
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GCC Stresses Keenness on Consolidating Strategic Ties with Russia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi meets with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov on Monday. (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi meets with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov on Monday. (GCC)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi held talks in Riyadh on Monday with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov.

Albudaiwi underscored the Gulf’s keenness on consolidating the strategic dialogue between the GCC and Russia in line with the memorandum of understanding they signed in 2011.

The officials discussed Gulf-Russian relations and cooperation between them to achieve security and stability.

They also tackled the latest regional and international developments of interest.

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Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, appointed by the country's new rulers, arrived in Qatar on Sunday to meet senior Qatari officials, a Qatari official told Reuters.

The officials include Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi.

Syrian official news agency SANA confirmed the arrival of the Syrian delegation, which includes the country's Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and head of intelligence Anas Khattab.

The Syrian minister's visit to Qatar is his second foreign trip less than a month since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by opposition fighters on Dec. 8.

Al-Shibani is expected to also visit the United Arab Emirates and Jordan this week to "support stability, security, economic recovery and build distinguished partnerships," according to his account on X.

He embarked on his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, where Saudi officials discussed how best to support Syria's political transition.