Iraqi PM receives the Secretary-General of GCC
Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received today, Saturday, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Al-Budaiwi, who is participating in the Arab Summit.
"Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received the Secretary-General of GCC, Jassim Al-Budaiwi who is participating in the 34th Arab Summit being held in Baghdad today, Saturday,' Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
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