KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF THE LEADERS OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL STATES TO PROBE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS. IN A STATEMENT UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN RIYADH EARLIER TODAY, KING OF BAHRAIN SAID THE GCC LEADERS CONTINUE TO SHOULDER RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEET THE GREAT AND PRECIOUS ASPIRATIONS OF THEIR PEOPLE AND MAINTAIN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR COUNTIES. AMID CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN PALESTINE, IRAQ AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR FILE, WE HAVE TO SHOW DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE OUR FOLLOW-UP AND DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE ISSUES, HE SAID. --MORE
