GCC Secretary pleased over visit to France

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Sheikh Jamil al-Hujeilan has expressed his satisfaction over the results of his last week's visit to France during which he met with the French President Jacque Chirac, the Foreign minister Hubert Vedrine and the minister of the Interior Pierre Shoufimann.

A press statement released by the GCC general secretariat on Saturday said that Sheikh Hujeilan's talks in Paris revealed France's care to continue consolidation of strong ties with the GCC member states in the economic and political fields. The statement added that Sheikh al-Hujeilan stressed to the French officials the care of the GCC states to share France its care to strengthen relations for mutual benefits.