The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Labor and Social Affairs Ministers began today their 24th session at the Conference Palace in Riyadh. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Ghazi bin Abdur-rahman Al-qusaibi, the Labor Minister, who is also the chairman of the session welcomed his GCC counterparts and conveyed to them greetings of The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul-aziz Al-Saud and his Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz. The session was also addressed by the United Arab Emirates' Minister of Labor, Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al-kaabi, who was the chairman of the previous session. "This session comes as the first meeting following the separate meetings held by Labor and Social Affairs Ministers in order to boost efforts for further achievements in both sectors," Alkaabi elaborated.