Qatar took part in the 37th meeting of GCC senior municipal officials via videoconferencing on Wednesday. Qatar was represented at the meeting by Assistant Undersecretary for Municipal Affairs at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment Mansour Abdullah al-Mahmoud. The meeting discussed topics listed on its agenda, most importantly the strategy of joint GCC municipal action, the urban environment, future directions for strategic urban planning for the GCC countries, the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, the GCC Building Code, the GCC Cooperation Council Award for Municipal Work, the development of legislation and municipal control mechanisms, municipal work conferences, workshops and specialised training programmes in the field of municipal work, highlighting the Gulf municipal work in regional and international forums, exchanging experiences and information, and the proposal of the GCC General Secretariat regarding the establishment of the Gulf Municipal Week.
The meeting also dealt with the preparations for the topics and recommendations to be presented at the 24th meeting of the GCC Ministers concerned with municipal affairs on Friday.