10.07.2023, 14:28
Lavrov holds talks with the foreign Ministers of the Persian Gulf countries
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding talks in Moscow with the foreign ministers of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC).
"I am grateful that you responded to our proposal to hold the 6th meeting of the Russia-GCC strategic dialogue in our capital," Lavrov said, opening the meeting. He recalled that Moscow is hosting this event for the second time, the first time was in 2016.
According to the Minister, this format "has proven itself as an effective mechanism for exchanging views on key regional and global issues, ways to develop economic and humanitarian cooperation between our countries." He also expressed hope that today's meeting will give "an additional impetus to strengthening Russia's interaction with the Council member states."
Lavrov stressed that relations between Russia and the GCC countries continue to develop steadily, which is confirmed by the "significantly increased dynamics of contacts at the highest and highest level over the past year".
"Russia and the countries of the Cooperation Council have all the necessary mechanisms to successfully solve the common tasks facing us, promote mutually beneficial partnership, and transfer it to a systemic strategic basis. The relevant departments of our countries and business structures are taking consistent steps to expand economic ties," the Minister said.
"Despite the difficult geopolitical conditions, we manage to maintain the positive dynamics of mutual trade: at the end of last year, the trade turnover between Russia and your countries increased by more than 6% compared to the previous year and exceeded $ 11 billion. Of course, trade is not developing evenly with each of the countries present here, but the general trend is positive, and as for the individual reserves that exist within the framework of bilateral relations in the trade and economic sphere, of course, during today's separate meetings we will talk about this in more detail," Lavrov stressed.
He added that during the meeting, "the whole range of challenges facing the Middle East, including the strategically important Gulf region, will be discussed": "We will touch on the topic of creating a regional collective security system in the interests of effectively countering numerous challenges and threats."
The GCC includes six Arab countries: Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
"I am grateful that you responded to our proposal to hold the 6th meeting of the Russia-GCC strategic dialogue in our capital," Lavrov said, opening the meeting. He recalled that Moscow is hosting this event for the second time, the first time was in 2016.
According to the Minister, this format "has proven itself as an effective mechanism for exchanging views on key regional and global issues, ways to develop economic and humanitarian cooperation between our countries." He also expressed hope that today's meeting will give "an additional impetus to strengthening Russia's interaction with the Council member states."
Lavrov stressed that relations between Russia and the GCC countries continue to develop steadily, which is confirmed by the "significantly increased dynamics of contacts at the highest and highest level over the past year".
"Russia and the countries of the Cooperation Council have all the necessary mechanisms to successfully solve the common tasks facing us, promote mutually beneficial partnership, and transfer it to a systemic strategic basis. The relevant departments of our countries and business structures are taking consistent steps to expand economic ties," the Minister said.
"Despite the difficult geopolitical conditions, we manage to maintain the positive dynamics of mutual trade: at the end of last year, the trade turnover between Russia and your countries increased by more than 6% compared to the previous year and exceeded $ 11 billion. Of course, trade is not developing evenly with each of the countries present here, but the general trend is positive, and as for the individual reserves that exist within the framework of bilateral relations in the trade and economic sphere, of course, during today's separate meetings we will talk about this in more detail," Lavrov stressed.
He added that during the meeting, "the whole range of challenges facing the Middle East, including the strategically important Gulf region, will be discussed": "We will touch on the topic of creating a regional collective security system in the interests of effectively countering numerous challenges and threats."
The GCC includes six Arab countries: Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
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