Housing minister attends GCC meeting

Doha, Oct.2 (BNA): The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Housing Committee convened for its 17th meeting in Doha, Qatar, and discussed key issues on the agenda. Housing Minister Basem bin Yacoub Al-Hamer handed over the presidency to the State of Qatar, expressing the hope that the current session would yield key resolutions to bolster joint work. Bahrain was thanked for hosting the GCC delegations which paid a field visit to housing projects in the Kingdom last March and attended a workshop themed "Bahrain’s approach to confront the pitfalls of the economic crisis on housing projects".