Moscow, Sha'ban 19, 1437, May 26, 2016, SPA -- Joint Ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers held here today, under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, who is also Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov within the framework of the cooperation strategic dialogue between GCC and Russian. The meeting discussed GCC-Russian relations and developments of political and security situation in the region, as well as international efforts to combat terrorism, in addition to the common interest of regional and international issues. For his part, the Russian foreign minister delivered a speech in which he welcomed the GCC foreign ministers and stressed importance of enhancing relations between the two sides. Then, Al-Jubeir delivered a speech in which he expressed thanks to the Russian foreign minister for hosting this meeting in the interest of the two sides, as well as the regional and international peace and security. -- SPA 21:10 LOCAL TIME 18:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w