THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL ABDULRAHMAN BIN HAMAD AL-ATIYYAH RECEIVED AT HIS OFFICE HERE TODAY THE AMBASSADOR OF ROMANIA TO THE KINGDOM DR. LEON DOBRICH. DURING THE MEETING, THEY REVIWEDTHE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GCC COUNTRIES AND ROMANIA IN VARIOUS FIELDS AND DISCUSSED WAYS OF ENHANCING AND DEVELOPING THE INTERESTS OF THE BOTH SIDES. THEY ALSO REVIEWED THE ONGOING PREPARATIONS TO HOLD THE 17th MEETING OF THE GCC AND EUROPEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT MAY IN RIYADH. -- SPA