DOHA, NOV. 10, (BNA) FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED BIN MOHAMMED AL KHALIFA TOOK PART HERE TODAY IN THE 2ND GCC MINISTERIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS QATAR'S VISION ON ACTIVATING THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL.
THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OFFERED CONDOLENCES TO HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA ON THE SAD DEMISE OF HRH PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA. THE GCC FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSSED MEASURES TO BOOST THE ROLE OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL IN VARIOUS FIELDS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AMONG ITS MEMBER STATES IN LIGHT OF A GLOBAL TREND TO SET UP MAJOR ECONOMIC BLOCS. COORDINATING STANCES REGARDING REGIONAL, ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES WERE ALSO EMPHASIZED. THE GCC FOREIGN MINISTERS UNDERLINED SUPPORT TO SAUDI ARABIA'S MILITARY ACTION TO PROTECT ITS LANDS AND BORDERS AND DETER INFILTRATORS. AOQ 10-NOV-2009 20:59