Washington, Oct 12, 2022, SPA -- His Excellency Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met with His Excellency Dr. Merza Hasan, Dean of the Board of Executive Directors and Executive Director of the World Bank Group, who represents (the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the State of Lebanon, the State of Libya, the Republic of Maldives, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Syria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Republic of Yemen), Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in the American capital, Washington, on the sidelines of His Excellency's participation in the meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest as well as strengthening cooperation relations with the World Bank. --SPA 00:05 LOCAL TIME 21:05 GMT 0001 www.spa.gov.sa/w1796928