Qatar's Sheikh Saoud Bin Nasser Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the event organizers, the Qatar Railways Company, officially announced Tuesday the launching of the GCC Transport and Railways Conference. The event, under the patronage of Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of State of Qatar, will be held on Oct. 17-19 at the Doha Ritz Carlton. "The GCC is going through an incredible transformation at the moment," said Sheikh Saoud Bin Nasser. "With money flooding in from, all of us have a vested interest to increase investing in our infrastructure - namely in transportation networks and railroads. The timing and preparations for this conference, therefore, is not coincidental." The conference will give participants the platform to debate ways of developing the maritime and air transport systems, logistics, transportation, railways systems, as well as the much talked-about plans to link the road and railways networks of countries across the Gulf Cooperation Council. During the conference there will also be the Qatar International Exhibition for transport & Logistics (TRANS4) held at the Doha Exhibition Center. "Not only will we be discussing the linkage of the regional transportation networks, but ways that this will enhance the economic and logistical environment between the regional countries, as well as between the GCC and other countries in the world," Sheikh Saoud Bin Nasser said.
