Riyadh, Sha'ban, 27 1438,May 23, 2017, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, received at his office at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the GCC in Riyadh today the Commander of the Japanese escort fleet Fleet Admiral Tatsuya Fukuda, accompanied by the Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Norihiro Okuda. They discussed regional and maritime security issues of common interest and international efforts to combat piracy and protect international waterways in the region. --SPA 19:05 LOCAL TIME 16:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w412628