H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce headed the delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain participating in the 66th meeting of the Trade Cooperation Committee in Qatar, with the participation of Their Excellencies GCC Ministers of Trade, and Mr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC

His Excellency Fakhro affirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain always seeks to enhance cooperation with the GCC countries in various fields to achieve mutual benefits.

The meeting discussed a number of topics on the agenda, including a working paper on the establishment of a permanent committee on investment, and the latest developments of the second ministerial meeting of ministers of economy and trade (6 + 1) between the GCC and China and the accompanying forum, as well as discussing the memorandum of the General Secretariat on taking note of the work of the committees of the Trade Cooperation Committee, and reviewing developments in addressing the challenges of intra-GCC trade, and developments in negotiations on free trade agreements with countries and international blocs. In addition to the annual report of the work and achievements of the Commercial Arbitration Center for the year 2023 and other topics on the agenda.