Ambassador of Kazakhstan met with the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

On April 1, 2021, H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, met with H.E. Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf Secretary General of the GCC.

During the meeting, the parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between Kazakhstan and the GCC, and also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. The parties also agreed to jointly work on a comprehensive expansion of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and the countries of the GCC.

The GCC is a regional organization consisting of 6 Arab states - the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait. The decision to establish the Council was made on May 25, 1981 at a meeting of heads of state in Abu Dhabi.