Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis met with his counterpart of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, on the sidelines of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial Meeting in Muscat on Monday.

Gerapetritis congratulated him on organising the EU-GCC meeting, and he stressed that Oman is a pillar of stability in the region and can be a bridge for GCC countries to Europe, the Greek ministry posted on X.

Agenda items at the summit included broadening cooperation in economy, tourism, infrastructure, energy diversification, RES, 'smart islands', culture, and synergies promoting connectivity in the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, added the Greek foreign ministry.

Gerapetritis will travel to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, where he will meet with his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.