New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV&OIA), visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 07-08 September 2025 for the India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Political Dialogue. He held wide-ranging discussions with Dr. Abdulaziz Aluwaisheg, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Negotiations of the GCC, accompanied by Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem R Mahajan.

Talks focused on the implementation of the India-GCC Joint Action Plan (2024-2028), covering cooperation in political dialogue, security, trade & investment, energy, agriculture & food security, health, education, culture, and people-to-people ties. Both sides agreed to step up high-level engagements and joint initiatives. Regional and global issues of mutu...