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GCC to hold separate ministerial meetings with India, Russia, Brazil in Riyadh

Riyadh, Sep 8 (UNI) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will on Monday hold separate ministerial meetings with Russia, India, and Brazil on the sidelines of its 161st Ministerial Council, a report said.
Chaired by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the GCC meeting will be attended by GCC foreign ministers at the Secretariat General's headquarters here on Monday.
The seventh GCC-Russia strategic dialogue ministerial meeting will be held with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the GCC-India meeting will be held with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and the GCC-Brazil meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, the Saudi Press Agency said.
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