GCC, ASEAN conclude ministerial meeting

The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), co-chaired by Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Bahrain, and Hanifa Haj Aman, Foreign Minister of Malaysia, was concluded here today. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged view points on the agenda, topped by ways of enhancing joint work and activating the mechanisms and specialized task teams which commenced its activity in 2010. A workshop will be held in Singapore in the first half of 2014, organizers announced.