The Representative and Permanent Observer of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, to the Office of the United Nations and other international organizations Ambassador Adel Isa Al-Mehri presented in Geneva yesterday his credentials to the Director of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Michael Moller. The ambassador conveyed the greetings of the GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani to the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, praising the efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations and its affiliated bodies, stressing at the same time that the move is in line with the desire of the (GCC) States for the development of relations with the United Nations and its specialized agencies in all fields. Ambassador Al- Mehri expressed his happiness over opening the Permanent Observation Mission of the Cooperation Council to the Office of United Nations and its affiliated bodies in Geneva that would develop relations with the United Nations and its specialized agencies in all fields. -- SPA 14:49 LOCAL TIME 11:49 GMT تغريد