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GCC is a regional organization which includes 6 countries of the Arab region. This organization has emerged as a special trading partner of India. About 34 percent of the total crude oil comes from these 6 countries. Along with this, countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE have also made many investments in India.
S. Jaishankar reached Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has reached Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. He has come to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting. About his visit, he wrote on Instagram, “I have come to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India-Gulf Cooperation Council.” He also thanked Deputy Minister of Protocol Affairs Abdul Majeed Al Samari for the warm welcome.
Bilateral meetings of GCC members with Foreign Ministers
A press release issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said that during the visit, the Foreign Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The GCC is a regional organization consisting of 6 countries of the Arab region. This organization has emerged as a special trading partner of India. India has good relations with the GCC countries in areas like political, trade, energy cooperation.
What is GCC?
The GCC is a regional organization comprising six countries in the Arab region. These include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. It was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Why is GCC important for India?
In the charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the organization is described as a political, economic and social regional organization. The function of this organization is to promote integration, coordination and mutual cooperation in all fields among the GCC member countries. The GCC promotes common rule-making and mutual cooperation among member countries in areas such as trade, security, tourism, governance, science and technology.
Riyadh hosts 161st GCC Council of Ministers meeting
Riyadh will host the 161st GCC Council of Ministers meeting tomorrow. Along with this, three joint ministerial level meetings will also be held between GCC members and Russia, India and Brazil. This meeting is becoming very important for India, because in this meeting the Foreign Minister will meet the foreign ministers of the GCC countries.
Countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE invested in India
GCC has emerged as a major partner of India and about 70 lakh Indians work in these countries. Indians have played an important role in the development of Gulf countries and about 34 percent of the total crude oil comes from these 6 countries. Along with this, countries like Saudi Arabia and UAE have also made many types of investments in India.
The GCC is important to a number of international issues
Diplomatically, these countries can prove to be helpful for India at the international level. Countries like Turkey and Malaysia have been seen leaning towards Pakistan on the Kashmir 370 issue, while Saudi Arabia has remained silent on this issue. India is also being seen as a potential mediator in the Palestine-Israel dispute, in such a situation, India can show itself as a good mediator at the international level by working with these countries.