emirates7 - Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, headed the UAE delegation to the 164th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Council Meeting, which took place in Kuwait.

The meeting concluded with a final communique highlighting progress on joint GCC efforts, recent political developments both regionally and globally, and the unified GCC stance on key shared concerns. It also reiterated the Council’s firm position on Iran’s continued occupation of the three UAE islands: Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa.

Additionally, the statement emphasized the need to bolster the GCC’s international partnerships, sustain open dialogue, and deepen strategic ties with other nations and regional and global organizations.