The Foreign Ministers of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) commenced here today 101st preparatory session of the Ministerial council for the 27th session of the Supreme Council of the GCC countries, starting its two-day works here on Saturday. The Ministerial Council had started its current session on November 21, 2006 and discussed several important issues concerning the future of the Council, enhancing coordination, cooperation and integration between the Member States in the political, economic, cultural, security and military fields in order to achieve the desired Gulf citizenship. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is heading the Saudi delegation at the meeting. Earlier today, Omani Minister of States for foreign affairs Yourself Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah; Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah; Qatari Minister of States for foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud; Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifah; and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zaid bin AL-Nahayan. On their arrival at Riyadh Air Base Airport ,they were greeted by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Bin Hamd Al-Attiyah, Prince Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Saud Al-Kabeer, the foreign under secretary for political affairs, GCC countries accredited ambassadors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a number of high-ranking officials.
