Riyadh, Jumada I 8, 1433, Mar 31, 2012, SPA - The Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States arrived here today to participate in the first ministerial meeting of GCC-US Strategic Cooperation Forum. The ministers who arrived included Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates; Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman; Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the State of Kuwait; and Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. At Riyadh Air Base Airport, they were received by Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani; Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs Ambassador Ala'eddin Al-Askari; GCC ambassadors; and a number of officials. --SPA 13:12 LOCAL TIME 10:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/984343