H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation partnership with the standardization bodies in the GCC countries, as he Headed the Kingdom of Bahrain's delegation in the fifth GCC meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Standardization Affairs.

The meeting was held this morning at the Millennium Resort in Salalah, Oman, with the participation of the GCC Ministers of Commerce, and GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, and the GCC Ministers of Industry. In the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ms. Eman Ahmed Al-Doseri, and the accompanying delegation.

The Minister pointed out that the gains and advantages that come through integration in various areas of standardization would contribute to supporting the Gulf economy by emphasizing the importance of imported and exported products that meet technical requirements and smart conformity assessment procedures, which preserve human health and safety and protect the environment, and contribute to facilitating intra-trade procedures between the GCC countries, and streamlining the passage of commercial products while following international laws and regulations.