​General Secretariat – New York

His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met with His Excellency Mr José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain, today, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. 


The meeting took place on the sidelines of His Excellency's participation in the meetings of the 80th session of the United (UN) Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America.

​During the meeting, several topics of common interest were addressed, most notably a review of the strategic relations between the GCC countries and Spain and ways to cement and develop them in various fields.

​While discussing and reviewing the latest developments regionally and internationally, His Excellency praised Spain's great humanitarian position on the Palestinian issue as well as the crisis in Gaza, stressing that this approach reflects the values of solidarity and justice, and contributes to supporting international efforts aimed at ending the human suffering of the Palestinian people and achieving security and stability in the region.​