GCC chief confers with American official

Originally published January 30, 2003

The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC Abdul Rahman al-Atiyeh yesterday in Riyadh met with the director of the Near East affairs for the peace process and regional issues at the US Department of State, Kari Krabo, on the latest regional developments and relations linking the Gulf states to the USA.

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