GCC Sec-Gen Holds Talks with European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Vice-Chair
Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met today with Hana Jalloul, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs. The meeting focused on enhancing Gulf-European relations and exploring avenues to strengthen bilateral cooperation in alignment with shared interests.
Key topics of discussion included the progress on exempting GCC citizens from the Schengen visa requirement, as well as the outcomes of the inaugural European-Gulf Summit held in Brussels in October 2024. Both sides also exchanged perspectives on recent regional and international developments, particularly the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip due to ongoing violations by Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people.
In closing, Albudaiwi commended European efforts to ease certain sanctions on the Syrian Arab Republic, emphasizing that such measures would contribute to fostering stability and development for the Syrian people.
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