Qatar participates in discussion session of permanent preparatory committee of GCC economic, development affairs authority

The State of Qatar participated in a discussion session of the permanent ministerial-level preparatory committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economic and Development Affairs Authority, which was held in the city of Salalah in the sisterly Sultanate of Oman.
In the discussion session, the State of Qatar was represented by a delegation headed by HE Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, in the presence of a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers of Economy and Finance of GCC countries.
During the session, discussions were held on the most important topics related to economic, trade and investment areas. Several working papers were also reviewed, including those concerning the customs union of the GCC countries and the common Gulf market, as well as a paper on the construction and uses of artificial intelligence.
Convening this session comes in preparation for the fifth meeting of the permanent preparatory committee at the ministerial level for the Gulf Economic and Development Affairs Authority. (QNA)