Al-Atiyyah: Ministerial Meetings completed drafting GCC Summit's Final Communiqué

Kuwait, December 14, 2009, SPA -- The Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah has stressed that the preparatory ministerial meetings
have completed drafting the final Communiqué to be adopted by the GCC leaders
summit scheduled here later today.


In a statement on Sunday evening to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Atiyyah said
that the meetings discussed topics on economic and political issues; environment as
well as military and security cooperation and coordination and dialogues with some
friendly countries and groups.


On the Gulf single currency, he noted that the topic is moving ahead well as
required after its ratification by the concerned states, adding that a monetary
council will be formed for launching the single currency at an appropriate time.
--SPA 11:24 LOCAL TIME 08:24 GMT NNNN