VISITING SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE RIYADH-BASED GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ABDULRAHMAN BIN HAMAD AL-ATIYYAH MET HERE TODAY WITH MALDIVES MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR. AHMED SHAHEED. DURING THE MEETING, THEY REVIEWED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GCC AND THE MALDIVES IN ALL FIELDS AND WAYS OF ENHANCING THEM IN ADDITION TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS AND ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN. LATER, AL-ATIYYAH MET WITH THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE MOHAMED JALEEL. DURING THE MEETING, A NUMBER OF ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN, PARTICULARLY IN THE ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL FIELDS WERE DISCUSSED. THE MEETINGS WERE ATTENDED BY AMBASSADORS OF THE GCC MEMBER COUNTRIES ACCREDITED TO THE MALDIVES IN ADDITION TO AL-ATIYYAH'S ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION.
