Akhir 09, 1432, March 14, 2011, SPA -- Two Officials have said that the convening the 6th GCC Conference of the municipal works, organized recently by the Saudi Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs in Riyadh, had focused on continual Inter-GCC municipal works and facilitation of comprehensive coherence among the Cooperation Council for The Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). Deputy of the Ministry for urban planning Dr. Abdul-Rahman Bin Hassan Al Al-Sheikh said the continual Municipal Inter-State Council works are part of the inter-dependence between the GCC countries in the formulation of policies and plans for the municipal action. In a press statement, he highlighted the importance of experiences among participants, especially in the field of urban planning and urban observatories and informal settlements to discuss the pros and cons to gain access for integration and achievement of greater benefits. He ruled out the presence in the Gulf of obstacles in municipal works and said: "Every member state has undertaken suitable plans and there is complete coordination and the use of expertise." "Moreover, there are also mutual visits and (beneficial) workshops," he said. --MORE
