Monday 21 / September / 2026
New York: The Sultanate of Oman took part in the coordination meeting of the GCC Ministerial Council, held today at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations in New York. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Sultanate of Oman was represented at the meeting by Ambassador Omar Said Al Kathiri, Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Abdullatif Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and President of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, with the participation of representatives of the member states and Jassim Mohamed Al Budaiwi, GCC Secretary General.
The meeting addressed the foremost topics and issues of common interest on its agenda, and coordinated positions on the subjects scheduled for discussion during the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, as well as preparations for the joint ministerial meetings between the GCC states and a number of countries and international groupings.
The participants also exchanged views on developments and emerging trends in the regional and international situation and their ramifications for the security and stability of the region, and explored avenues for strengthening joint Gulf coordination and cooperation in addressing various current issues and challenges.
