Gulf environment ministers meet in Tehran

The 16th meeting of the executive committee of the ministers of the environment in the Gulf region started on Saturday in Tehran its works with the participation of the ministers of the environment in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.

Iranian Vice President for Environmental Protection Masumeh Ebtekar, who is also the current chairperson of the committee, said that the aim of holding this meeting is to discuss environmental conditions in the region for the year 2000.

She added that the participants in the meeting discussed information on the environment in the Gulf region, especially the increase of certain sea animals like " the sea star" noting that programs were organized to withstand this problem.