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State Council Chairman receives Consultative Authority of the GCC Supreme Council delegation

HE.Dr.Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al-Manthri, State Council Chairman received on Monday  a delegation representing the Consultative Authority of the GCC Supreme Council, headed by Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Hassani, Director General of the Office.

At the onset of the meeting, the Chairman warmly welcomed the delegation and noted the role of the Consultative Authority Affairs Office of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council in expanding the base of consultations between member states. In addition, it carries out studies on several topics and in various fields in a manner that supports the work-process of the Council and enhances joint Gulf action.

He expressed the readiness of the State Council to cooperate with the Consultative Authority Affairs Office, in a way to enable achieving of mutual benefits by exchanging experiences and developing skills.

For his part, Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Hassani, Director General of the Consultative Authority Affairs Office of the Supreme Council for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, provided a summary of the Consultative Authority of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council. He said that established by a decision of the Supreme Council at its eighteenth session in Kuwait in December 1997, it comprises of thirty members with five members from each country. It annually selects its president from among the representatives of the country that presides over the session of the Supreme Council, and a vice-president from among the representatives of the country that follows in order, and the issues referred to it from the Supreme Council come up for discussion.

He stated that the Consultative Authority Affairs Office is an administrative body that assists the Consultative Authority of  the Supreme Council and is linked to the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council, pointing out that the office officially started its duties from its permanent headquarters in Muscat in October 2003 beginning.

Hon.Dr.Isam Ali Ahmed Al Rawas and Hon. Mohamed bin Yousuf Qassim Al Zarafi, State Council members attended the meeting. 

During the visit to the Council, the delegation met Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Buraiki, Assistant Secretary-General for Information and Public Relations, Ataf Bint Omar Al-Marhoon, Assistant Secretary-General for Information and Research Center Affairs, and department directors and employees of the Council.

During the meeting, both sides reviewed the prospects of cooperation between the State Council and the Office of the Consultative Authority Affairs in technical and training fields.

The delegation, later on watched a film based on the council, and toured the premises to be acquainted with its various facilities.