Prospects of cooperation between GCC and Central Asia countries discussed in Riyadh

On June 19, 2023, Ambassadors of the Central Asian countries held a meeting at the GCC Headquarters with the leadership and representatives of the GCC General Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, the parties discussed cooperation issues between the Central Asian countries and the GCC, including expanding trade and economic, cultural, and humanitarian relations within the new "Central Asia - GCC" format of inter-regional cooperation. They also emphasized the importance of developing political dialogue at the highest levels between the countries of the Gulf and Central Asia.

In this context, the parties confirmed the importance of strengthening relations between the Council and the Central Asian countries and striving to develop all spheres of cooperation for the benefit of common interests, and agreed to jointly work on the vast expansion of interactions between the two regions.