(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, June 7 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah represented his country at the ministerial meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership, held at the GCC Secretariat in Riyadh on Wednesday.
The meeting, which also gathered US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, reviewed various aspects of cooperation with emphasis on the political and security relations.
Both sides discussed the outcomes of the joint ad hoc committees and the efforts to deepen the exemplary relations.
They explored ways to tap into the promising opportunity in different areas of cooperation to realize the joint aspirations and serve the common interest.
On regional issues, both sides mulled over ways to stabilize Syria, Yemen and Sudan as well as the latest developments of the situation in Iran.
They stressed the need to double efforts for reaching a durable solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which could contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East.
During the meeting, Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the US commitment to maintain the security and stability of the GCC countries and strengthen the strategic partnership with them. (end)
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