India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a meetings with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya during the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting being held at Riyad.

EAM Jaishankar reviewed the progress in the bilateral relations and discussed ways to further deepen them wih his Kuwaiti counterpart.

“Good to meet again Kuwaiti FM Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya. Recalled our productive meeting recently in Kuwait. Discussed taking forward India-Kuwait bilateral ties through an early meeting of our Joint Commission,” he said.

Jaishankar arrived in the Saudi capital Sunday on the first leg of his three-nation tour to attend the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. He also held a series of meetings with his counterparts from the other Gulf countries.

Ahead of the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi on Saturday said India and the GCC enjoy a deep and multifaceted relationship, including in areas of trade and investment, energy, cultural and people-to-people ties.