Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, has stressed the significance of following up and strengthening the ties between the Council and the United Kingdom, including the Free Trade Agreement( FTA) between the two sides, which is an essential element of strategic cooperation and will contribute to achieving common interests. This came during Albudaiwi’s meeting with the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and the United Nations at the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office's ( FCDO) Lord Tariq Ahmad moment on the sidelines of the meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States of America. Albudaiwi stated that several motifs were bandied during the meeting, most notably following up on the developments in the accommodations of the FTA between the Council and the UK and Northern Ireland, in addition to following up on the issues of the recently held GCC-British clerical meeting. The two sides also reviewed the latest developments in indigenous and transnational situations of common interest, especially in enhancing indigenous and global security and stability.
