Al-Atiyyah hails Saudi Cabinet's stand on resolutions of GCC Supreme Council

Riyadh, April 21, SPA -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah has hailed the decisions of the
Saudi Council of Ministers during its weekly session yesterday under
the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, as regards resolutions adopted by the 28th
session of the GCC Supreme Council, held earlier in Doha, Qatar.


"These resolutions included continuation of work at the GCC Customs
Union with the current mechanism until the completion of the
remaining requirements, and allowing the GCC citizens to practice
social service activities as well as ending work with restrictions on
the practice of the GCC citizens to the economic activities and free
vocations in the member states, earlier approved at the eighth
session of the GCC Supreme council in addition to absolute equality
among the GCC citizens as regards practicing vocations and economic,
investment and service activities with the exception of those
excluded by the GCC Supreme council."


Al-Atiyyah expressed appreciation for the efforts of King Abdullah
and his keenness on realizing the gulf citizenship with all its
dimensions and translation of the decisions of the GCC to a tangible
reality that meets the aspirations of the GCC citizens.


--SPA