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Arab ministers attend meeting with Rice
Foreign ministers of the GCC countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq begin their meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the UAE.
- WAM
- Published: 13:56 July 21, 2008
- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to meet Arab officials during her visit to the UAE.
- Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
Abu Dhabi: Foreign ministers of the GCC countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq were in a meeting on Sunday with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The meeting was attended by Shikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, Faisal Ahmed Al Haji, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmed Abu Al Ghait, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Salah El Din Al Bashir, Jordanian Foreign Minister, and Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister.
Zebari's presence signals Sunni Arab leaders' willingness to consult with members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated government.
Dr Nazar Al Baharna, Bahrain's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Abdullah Al Ramahi, Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister, Prince Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Saud Sr., Under Secretary of the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Shaikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Ali Al Qutbi, Oman Ambassador to the UAE and Abdul Rahman Hamad Al Attiyah, the GCC Secretary General also attended the meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
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