H.E. the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, headed Bahrain's delegation in the 4^th meeting of the GCC Ministerial Committee for Standardization Affairs, held this morning at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh, with the participation of H.E. Dr Nayef Falah Al Hajraf, (GCC)Secretary General, and Heads of delegations of member countries of the GCC Ministerial Committee for Standardization Affairs, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Saud bin Nasser Al Khusaibi, Secretary General of GCC Standardization Organization(GSO), the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ms. Eman Ahmed AlDoseri, and the Assistant Undersecretary for Local and Foreign Trade, SH. Hamad bin Salman Al Khalifa.

The Minister affirmed that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in implementation of the directives and visions of GCC leaders, believes in cooperation with the standardization bodies of the GCC countries, as part of their general cooperation in various fields, noting the gains and advantages from robust solidarity in the various fields of standardization that will support the Gulf economy by emphasizing the importance of the imported and exported products meeting the technical requirements and the conformity assessment procedures aimed at protecting safety, health and the environment, facilitating intra-GCC trade procedures and streamlining the passage of commercial products according to internationally applicable regulations and laws.