Qatar participates in preparatory meetings for GCC commerce, industry undersecretaries

Doha, Qatar: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), H E Mohammed bin Hassan Al Malki, participated in the Preparatory Meeting...

Doha, Qatar: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), H E Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Malki, participated in the Preparatory Meeting of Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Commerce and Industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, held in Kuwait yesterday. 

The meeting was attended by the undersecretaries of ministries of commerce and industry of the GCC states; H E the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs at the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC). 

The participants discussed the items on the agenda of the sixty-first preparatory meeting, most notably the latest developments in negotiations on free trade agreements with countries and international blocs, the enhancement of inter-GCC investments, updates to commercial laws in member states, and the objectives and functions of the GCC Committee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship. 

They also addressed matters related to the GCC Patent Office, and discussed several proposals and initiatives to develop the commerce sector in the GCC States.

The meeting further reviewed preparations for the GCC’s participation in international events scheduled for 2025 and adopted decisions and recommendations in this regard.