GCC Group presents draft document on bolstering partnerships with UN

The GCC group presented late Monday the first of its kind draft paper on bolstering partnerships with UN organizations.

This came in a speech to a UN session by Kuwait Permanent Representative at the UN headquarters in New York Tareq Al-Banai on part of the GCC group.

This draft paper not only boosts current level of cooperation between the GCC and the UN, it pushes for more strategic and sustainable partnerships based on joint principals between the two sides.

He revealed that this partnership aimed at boosting efforts for peace post conflicts and crises, adding that the draft paper asked the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to provide a report on executing institutional partnership within this domain during the upcoming 80th UNGA.

Ambassador Al-Banai affirmed that GCC group, through the draft paper, would do its utmost to fulfill its obligations towards regional and international organizations to serve the interests of all.

He noted that the GCC recently celebrated its 44th anniversary of establishment this year, affirming that the council was a voice of reason, peace, and development in the region and the world.

Back to the draft document, Ambassador Al-Banai affirmed that it would set for a more continuous cooperation between the GCC and the UN, noting that it would develop institutional cooperation, mediation and diplomatic efforts on conflicts and crises, as well as technical and training partnerships.

It also calls for regular meetings between GCC and UN experts to follow up on issues of mutual interests as well as regional and international developments to find the best ways to move forward, he stressed.

Ambassador Al-Banai hoped that the motion would bring upon a new era of cooperation between the two sides, which shared common values on the overall development of the world. – KUNA