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Sunday 24 Jan 2016 - 13:30 Makkah mean time-14-4-1437
John Kerry with Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir. Image from Reuters
Riyadh, (IINA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has met senior officials of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Saturday in Riyadh, to ease their concerns about the warming US-Iranian relations, and to seek consensus on which Syrian opposition groups should be represented at upcoming peace talks, The Independent reported.
Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir presented a united front when they spoke at a news conference after a meeting of the GCC foreign ministers.
During the meeting Kerry and Jubeir said the US and the GCC agreed on the need to confront destabilizing Iranian activities in the region, and on an unspecified “understanding” that will allow the UN-led Syria negotiations to begin this week as planned.
“Let me assure everybody that the relationship between the United States and the GCC nations is one that is built on mutual interest, on mutual defence, and I think there is no doubt whatsoever in the minds of the countries that make up the GCC that the United States will stand with them against any external threat,” Kerry said.
Jubeir has denounced Iran for its “hostile and aggressive stance” against Arab nations.
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