GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani stressed that the joint events organized by the GCC-European Ministerial Council in the 23rd session, which started its works in Kingdom of Bahrain today, particularly focused on the economic areas, for the European Union is still the first trade partner for the GCC. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani also said that the volume of the trade exchange between them has reached more than 132 billion Euro in 2012, where the exports of the European Union were 80 billion, with trade surplus for the interests of the European Union reaching 28 billion Euro. During the opening of the ministerial council, Dr. Al-Zayani delivered a speech saying "The economic sector and owners of finance and business in the GCC states and European Union consider this close relationship between the two sides as being a distinctive model for constructive cooperation to preserve the interests of both parties." --More 17:47 LOCAL TIME 14:47 GMT تغريد
