# Lavrov: Russia supports GCC efforts to prevent full-scale war in the region

https://mins.news/en/item/105057

- TASS, 2026-10-18 11:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203731

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a ministerial meeting of the Russia-GCC strategic dialogue that Moscow supports the Gulf Cooperation Council’s ongoing peacekeeping efforts to prevent a return to full-scale war in the region.

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