H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce and Chairman of the National Committee for Standardization and Metrology, stressed the importance of strengthening partnership with standardization bodies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
This came during the 7th meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Standardization Affairs of the GCC, which was held in Qatar, with the participation of Mr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC, and Their Excellencies the heads of delegations of member states of the Ministerial Committee for Standardization Affairs in the GCC.
The meeting discussed several topics on the agenda, most important of which is the approval of the outputs of the 58th meeting of the Technical Council of GSO held between 24 and 25 April 2024, and the approval of the final GSO account for the fiscal year 2023, in addition to discussing a number of legislations and topics to enhance the safety and quality of products traded in the Gulf market, and support the development of quality services and infrastructure, in line with the international prospect to protect the environment.
