Secretary General of the GCC countries, Dr Nayef Falah M al-Hajraf, met with senior officials of the Economic and Development Affairs Authority of GCC. During the meeting, multiple topics were discussed, most notably the importance of activating the role and tasks of the Economic and Development Affairs Authority to advance the joint Gulf action in the economic and development fields, in addition to achieving a qualitative leap in this field, and following up on the completion of the requirements of the Gulf common market, the customs union and the Economic Judicial Authority, leading to the economic unity in in 2025, as well as the governance of preparing, financing and following-up studies of joint Gulf action in the economic and development fields. The meeting also discussed economic and development issues of interest to the GCC states, taking the necessary decisions in this regard, considering policies, recommendations, studies and projects that would develop co-operation, coordination and integration among the GCC states in these areas. Dr al-Hajraf underscored the importance of creating all the legal, structural, financial and human factors that are vital to develop the economic dimension of the joint Gulf action to progress it to the advanced stages that have been achieved in many other fields and domains.