Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani with Their Excellencies ministers of GCC and Central Asian countries during the GCC-Central Asia strategic dialogue in Riyadh.
Riyadh: The State of Qatar participated in the first ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and the Central Asia countries, which was held yesterday at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh.
The delegation of the State of Qatar to the meeting was headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
The meeting reviewed the joint action plan for strategic dialogue and cooperation between the GCC and Central Asian countries (2023-2027), in the political, security, economic, commercial, investment, educational, health, cultural, media, social, youth and sports domains. The meeting was attended by the six countries of the GCC, as well as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan H E Sirojiddin Muhriddin, on the sidelines of the meeting. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries, the developments in Afghanistan, and several regional and international issues. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic H E Zheenbek Kulubaev. During the meeting, they reviewed relations of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic field, in addition to the latest preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs also met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan H E Vladimir Norov on the sidelines of the first ministerial meeting. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries, the situation developments in Afghanistan, and regional and international issues.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkmenistan H E Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries, the developments in Afghanistan, and several regional and international issues.
