Gulf trade ministers meet today in Bahrain

Meetings of the ministers of trade in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states starts today in Bahrain. The participating ministers will discuss several trade and economic issues that will strengthen common Arab work among the GCC member states and completing discussions of impediments hindering commercial exchange between these states.

The ministers will also discuss issue that support trade exchange between the GCC member states as finding out new prospects for such a cooperation, especially studying the organization of electronic commerce among the GCC states.

The ministers will also discuss a report on the joint meeting between the general secretariat and heads and members of the chambers of commerce in the GCC member states. They will also discuss a report on relations between the GCC with international economic blocs and other reports on works of its technical committee.