New York, Dhu-AlHijjah 20, 1437, September 21, 2016, SPA -- The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States held a meeting chaired by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, the Chairman of the current session of the Ministerial Council, with Foreign Minister of Federal Republic of Russia Sergei Lavrov at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday with the participation of GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani. During the meeting, they discussed relations of cooperation and friendship between the GCC countries and the Federal Republic of Russia, and ways of enhancing them in various fields within the framework of the strategic dialogue existing between them to maintain their common interests. They also discussed the latest developments in the region, ways to end the conflicts to preserve the region's security and stability, and regional and international issues of common interest. The two sides stressed the importance of strengthening GCC-Russian relations in various fields to serve the common interests as well as continuing joint cooperation. --SPA 11:10 LOCAL TIME 08:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w