Kuwait City: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, announced that the 162nd ministerial meeting of the GCC will take place on Thursday in Kuwait. This meeting aims to prepare for the 45th session of the GCC Supreme Council. According to Qatar News Agency, Al Budaiwi explained that the 162nd preparatory meeting of the Ministerial Council comes as a continuation of the preparations currently underway for the 45th session of the GCC Supreme Council, scheduled for December 1 in the State of Kuwait, in the presence of Their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the GCC states. He noted that during the meeting, the GCC ministerial council will review a series of reports concerning the follow-up on the implementation of the Supreme Council's decisions from the 44th summit held in Doha. The council will also discuss memoranda and reports submitted by ministerial and technical committees and the General Secretariat. Additionally, the meeting will address issues relate d to dialogue and strategic relations between GCC countries and other global blocs, as well as the latest regional and international developments.