Gulf foreign and finance ministers start meetings today

The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are convening in Jeddah today and tomorrow in the course of their normal meetings.

The foreign ministers will discuss Arab and international developments, especially the reactions to the military strikes directed by the U.S. at Sudan and Afghanistan. They will also discuss the issue of terrorism.

Kuwaiti sources told ArabicNews.com that ministers of finance and economy will evaluate the economic situations in the Gulf states, within the drop viewed by the petroleum markets in the world and its reflections on the Gulf economy.