QATAR-GCC GCC foreign ministers gather in Doha ahead of Kerry meeting

Record ID: 145316

  • Title: QATAR-GCC GCC foreign ministers gather in Doha ahead of Kerry meeting
  • Date: 2nd August 2015
  • Summary: DOHA, QATAR (AUGUST 2, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR SHERATON DOHA RESORT AND CONVENTION HOTEL SIGN READING IN ARABIC "SHERATON DOHA RESORT AND CONVENTION HOTEL" GCC DELEGATION MEMBERS ARRIVING FOR PREPARATORY MEETING AHEAD OF VISIT BY U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER YUSUF BIN ALAWI BIN ABDULLAH WALKING INTO GCC
  • Embargoed: 17th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Qatar
  • Country: Qatar
  • Topics: General
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  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council held a preparatory meeting in the Qatari capital Doha on Sunday (August 2) ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's arrival.
    Kerry's visit is aimed at reassuring the Arab Gulf nations on last month's nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, which has been met with scepticism by Washington's Arab allies.
    Kerry is also expected to discuss the fight against the Islamic State.
    Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived separately in Doha Sunday night and plan to hold a three-way meeting with their Saudi counterpart on Monday (August 3)morning.
    The Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov was visiting Qatar to discuss peace moves in Syria, Yemen and Libya, international consolidation against Islamic State, stability in the Persian Gulf, and bilateral relations between Russia and Qatar.
    Earlier on Sunday, Kerry stopped in Cairo for meetings with his Egyptian counterpart and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi where he said U.S.-Egyptian relations are returning to a "stronger base" in bilateral ties despite tensions and human rights concerns.
    U.S.-Egyptian relations cooled after Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was ousted in 2013 by the military amid mass protests against his rule.
    Cairo remains one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, an increasingly crucial role in a region beset by turmoil in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya.
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