(THE GIST OF PIB) Gulf Cooperation Council

[September-2022]

Gulf Cooperation Council

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the mechanism of consultations between India and the GCC.

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• The External Affairs Minister is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September. This is his first trip to the Kingdom as India’s External Affairs Minister.
• The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
• The council’s main headquarters is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.

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