As the war in the Middle East enters a new dangerous phase, the EU held its first ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council.
For Europe Conversation, Shona Murray sat down with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al Budaiwi, to talk about about the agenda; trade, global security and renewed efforts for a two-state solution in the Middle East.Shona Murray: Your Excellency, thank you very much for joining us on the Europe conversation.
You're here for the first ever EU Gulf Cooperation Summit. Lots of things on the agenda security, global warming and so on. But I want to start off in the Middle East, because we are at a very dangerous moment.
We're seeing constant attacks by Hezbollah and Iran against Israel. We're seeing immeasurable suffering in Gaza and also in Lebanon.