On Thursday, the Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in Riyadh to participate in a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). the Ministry stated, “at the invitation of the GCC Secretary-General, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council. “ The statement added that the ministers would discuss many issues of common interests and the relations of the surrounding countries outside the Council, as well as regional and international issues. According to the statement, the Iraqi Minister will highlight the future dimensions of the Baghdad Conference of Cooperation and Partnership and “reflect all outcomes on external relations and the political and security situation in Iraq, in addition to the early elections.”