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NEW YORK, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- Foreign Ministers of the six Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta here Friday and discussed coordination
regarding security and stability in the Arab Gulf region.
The meeting, attended by Kuwait's Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, was the regular annual one
between both sides, but this year featured participation of Panetta for the
first time, Kuwait Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah told
KUNA.
He said discussions were mainly about security in the Gulf region,
cooperation between the six GCC countries and the US to reserve security and
stability in the region.
Sheikh Salem said both sides discussed "Iraq and how the US sees the
situation in Iraq" in the wake of its withdrawal, as well as the GCC's point
of view vis-a-vis Iraq.
The meeting also touched upon the Palestinian cause "which is a key issue
for the GCC," said Sheikh Salem.
The GCC consists of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). (pickup previous)
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