The joint meeting between Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and representatives of the Consultative Commission, an affiliate of the GCC Supreme Council, started in Jeddah yesterday. Dr. Nizar bin Obeid Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, led Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation to the meeting. At the outset of the meeting, Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister of Kuwait, thanked the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the warm welcome and generous hospitality.