Muscat – The discussion was held during the informal joint ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers, on the sidelines of the Third Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit, today, in the Qatari capital, Doha.

H.E. Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, explained that the meeting underscored the “importance of continuing bilateral communication between the GCC countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to reach understandings aimed at creating a positive environment that contributes to strengthening relations between the GCC and Iran in a constructive manner”.

His Excellency explained that the meeting discussed the increasing escalation in the region and its serious repercussions on regional and international peace and security. He stressed on the urgency of de-escalation, exercising maximum restraint, and sparing the region further instability from the dangers of wars and destruction, and their effects on the peoples of the region and the world.