SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ABDULRAHMAN AL-ATIYYAH RECEIVED TODAY A WRITTEN MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIAN TRADE MINISTER WARREN TRUSS ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GCC STATES AND AUSTRALIA. THE MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED TO AL-ATIYYAH BY AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IAN BIGGS DURING A MEETING IN RIYADH EARLIER TODAY. THE GCC IS MADE UP OF SAUDI ARABIA, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND OMAN.