H.H. Sheikh Mohammed receives GCC Secretary General

Saturday, 26 December 2020 17:32

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday received the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Secretary General, Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf.

During the meeting in Dubai, Al-Hajraf handed Sheikh Mohammed a letter to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.

It included an official invitation to attend the GCC summit in Riyadh on January 5.

Sheikh Mohammed and Al-Hajraf held talks on ways to strengthen cooperation, coordination and solidarity between the GCC countries in various fields.

The discussions also touched on the 21st Arab Media Forum, which was held virtually.

.@HHShkMohd meets with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council & receives,on behalf of #UAE President, an official invitation letter from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques @KingSalman to attend the upcoming GCC annual summit which will be held in Riyadh on January 5 pic.twitter.com/NB2Z1lLGPE
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) December 26, 2020

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