MANAMA: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the joint GCC‑Canada ministerial meeting hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain in Manama today. The Omani delegation was led by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister. The meeting was chaired by Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani, Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, current president of the Ministerial Council, and attended by GCC foreign ministers, as well as Anita Anand, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the GCC Secretary‑General.
The ministers discussed ways to strengthen and expand cooperation across economic, scientific and cultural fields, as well as exchanging expertise and stimulating growth and innovation opportunities for the mutual benefit of both sides.
They also reviewed regional and global developments and the resulting challenges and repercussions threatening security and stability, affirming the importance of political and peaceful solutions through meaningful dialogue and negotiations aimed at containing and preventing escalation, while prioritising the supreme interests of peoples in security, stability and prosperity.
The meeting was attended by Sayyid Faisal bin Harib al Busaidy, the Sultanate of Oman’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and Shaikh Ahmed bin Hashel al Maskari, Head of the GCC and Regional Neighbourhood Department at the Foreign Ministry.
GCC Ministerial Council The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the 167th session of the GCC Ministerial Council, which was held today in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Chairman of the current session of the Ministerial Council.
The Ministerial Council discussed the latest developments in joint Gulf action and the progress made in implementing decisions and initiatives aimed at enhancing integration and inter-connectedness among member states across various political, economic, security, and developmental fields, thereby strengthening the position of the Cooperation Council and its pivotal role in consolidating security and stability and advancing the paths of development and prosperity for the Council's countries.
The meeting reviewed the rapid developments on the regional and international arenas, foremost of which are the challenges imposed by the Israeli-American war on the Islamic Republic of Iran and its dangerous repercussions on regional security and stability.
The Council emphasised the necessity of an immediate halt to the ongoing military targeting, and the intensification of political and diplomatic efforts aimed at containing the crisis and addressing its causes through peaceful means, in a bid to preserve the security of the region and safeguard the interests of its countries and peoples. — ONA
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