His Excellency Mr. Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), received Her Excellency Ms. Martina Strong, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (March 30, 2023), at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh.

At the beginning of the meeting, HE Ms. Strong congratulated HE Mr. Albudaiwi on the occasion of assuming his duties as Secretary General of the Cooperation Council, wishing him further success. She also bid farewell to HE the Secretary General on the occasion of the end of her tenure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, HE the Secretary General stressed the importance that the GCC attaches to strengthening the strategic partnership between the Cooperation Council and the United States of America, in a way that contributes to serving common interests and enhancing security and stability in the region and the world.

The outputs of the three Gulf-US working groups that held their meetings in Riyadh on February 13-16, 2023, were followed up during the meeting, in addition to the Fourth GCC-US Trade and Investment Dialogue meeting held on March 9, and the joint message delivered by Their Highnesses and Excellencies the GCC Foreign Ministers to the US Secretary of State on the impact of Israeli statements that deny the reality of the existence of the Palestinian people, while the officials also discussed the latest developments and issues of common interest on the regional and international arenas.