The GCC Transport and Railways Conference will be held here on October 17, coinciding with Qatar International Exhibition for Transport and Logistics (TRANS4). A member of the Conference's organizing committee, QCCI's (Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Honorary Secretary and Head of its services sector Ali bin Abdul Latif Al Missned told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the conference will discuss ways of developing GCC (The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf) maritime and air transport, logistics, transportation and railways systems as well as rail and road plans linking the Gulf states. It will also review the latest developments related to transport sector and transportation systems, and discuss GCC plans for the development of road network linkage, particularly railways to enhance the economic and logistical linkage between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as between them and other countries of the world, he said, adding that the event will review the prospects for coordination among GCC member states' various national plans that aimed at improving rail networks and road linkage systems in the region as well as the expected impact for this investment plans on its economy. The GCC is comprised of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
