GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee holds 78th

Muscat, November 25, SPA -- The 78th session of the financial and
economic cooperation committee of Gulf Cooperation Council began here
today in the presence of GCC secretary general Abdul-Rahman
Al-Atiyyah.


The Saudi delegation to the meeting is led by Dr Ibrahim al-Assaf,
the finance minister.


The participants of the meeting are scheduled to review a number of
economic topics including the Gulf summit due to be held in Oman in
December 2008.


The Kuwaiti news agency quoted an Omani economic source as saying
that the meeting will review a report on the feasibility study for
the railway project in the GCC member states and other economic
topics.


The source added that they will also review issues pertaining to the
establishment of the Gulf common market.


--SPA