Gulf states discuss today Arab, international developments

Originally published September 2, 2002

The ministerial council of the Gulf foreign ministers (GCC) holds works of its 84th session today ( Monday) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Gulf diplomatic sources told the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA that the convening of this session comes at a very critical and sensitive conditions as a result of the developments of accelerated events taking place at the regional, Arab and international arenas.

The sources said the convening of the ordinary session of the ministerial council aims at making consultations and coordination on developments taking place in the region and the world and increasing the credit of understanding and the Gulf unity of vision towards it.

This session is of a special importance especially as it comes prior to convening the meetings of the 118th session of the Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Wednesday and the meetings of the UN General Assembly in New York.