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SOCHI, RUSSIA (SEPT. 11, 2025) (RUSSIAN FOREGN MINISTRY – RESTRICTED)

1. RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV WELCOMING GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) SECRETARY-GENERAL JASEM MOHAMED ALBUDAIWI

2. VARIOUS OF MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND ALBUDAIWI / DELEGATIONS ATTENDING MEETING

3. LAVROV WELCOMING KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH AL-YAHYA

4. VARIOUS OF MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND AL-YAHYA / DELEGATIONS ATTENDING MEETING

5. LAVROV WELCOMING BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLATIF AL-ZAYANI

6. VARIOUS OF MEETING BETWEEN LAVROV AND AL-ZAYANI / DELEGATIONS ATTENDING MEETING RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN FOREGN MINISTRY” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SOCHI, RUSSIA - SEPT. 11, 2025: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a series of meetings in Sochi on Thursday (Sept. 11) ahead of the planned Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council ministerial session, aimed at strengthening ties and coordinating regional policies.

Lavrov held separate meetings with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani.

The 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue is taking place in the resort city of Sochi.