Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah took part in the joint ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held in New York during the High-level Week of the 81st UN General Assembly.

The ministers reviewed how the GCC-ASEAN partnership has developed in recent years and how existing cooperation can be turned into concrete projects and initiatives that serve shared interests.

They also discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in priority sectors such as the economy, trade, investment and development, and stressed the importance of continued coordination and consultation on regional and international issues.

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship, also attended.