The 15th GCC Housing Ministers committee kicked off here today under chairmanship of Housing Minister Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail . In his speech at the meeting, Al-Hogail stressed the importance of collaboration among the GCC states to overcome the impact of global economic crisis on Housing projects in the Gulf region. He added that this collaboration should be in the form of holding workshops and exchanging expertise to come up with a unified vision to help in the sector's development. The meeting aims to discuss issues pertaining to the field of housing among the GCC states.