RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council and India discussed deepening cooperation in various fields during the two-day India-GCC political dialogue that concluded in Riyadh on Monday.
Arun Kumar Chatterjee, secretary (CPV&OIA) at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, visited Riyadh on Sept. 7-8 for the India-GCC Political Dialogue, and held wide-ranging discussions with his counterpart, Dr. Abdulaziz Aluwaisheg, assistant secretary-general for political affairs and negotiations at the GCC. He was accompanied by Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem R. Mahajan, according to a statement by the Indian Embassy.
Chatterjee and Aluwaisheg reviewed the implementation of the India-GCC Joint Action Plan 2024-2028, which was adopted at the first Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue between India and the GCC, held in Riyadh on Sept. 8-9, 2024.
The discussions focused on deepening cooperation across the various pillars of the action plan such as political dialogue, security, trade and investment, agriculture and food security, transport, energy, health, culture and education.
They discussed avenues and initiatives in various areas to deepen the India-GCC cooperation and agreed to enhance high-level engagements and joint activities between India and the GCC.
