DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has opened in Doha the work of the 27th session of the Advisory Body of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The opening was attended by Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi.

In a speech before the session, the prime minister stressed that Qatar is harnessing its full potential to support the tasks of the advisory body to implement the mandate of the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, to study energy security issues in the Gulf region within the technical alternatives and new systems, and the strategy to protect young people from the danger of drug abuse and addiction in the Gulf Cooperation Council, in addition to ways to preserve the growth of emerging markets in the Gulf region from the negative effects of variables affecting the global economy.

He pointed out the effective role of the Advisory Body, since its establishment by decision of the Supreme Council in its eighteenth session of 1997, in supporting the process of joint Gulf action through its appreciated efforts to come up with visions and studies that support various sectors and fields to reach the desired integration in the course of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

He noted that the core recommendations of the advisory body support the economic, industrial, environmental and social areas of cooperation, which enhances the work and achievements of our countries and the institutions of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs pointed out the prominent importance of the Advisory Body of the Supreme Council and its great impact on supporting collective cooperation programs and enhancing economic unity, pointing out that this contributes effectively to developing broader and more comprehensive horizons for the region, and realizing more of the aspirations of our countries and peoples for progress, security and prosperity.

He expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the members of the Advisory Body of the Supreme Council, and to all workers in the Office of the Affairs of the Advisory Body of the Supreme Council, for their efforts to make the work of the 27th session of the Advisory Body of the Supreme Council a success.