Qatar chairs GCC General Cultural Committee preparatory meeting

Doha: Under the presidency of the State of Qatar, the preparatory meeting of the General Cultural Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Stat...

Doha: Under the presidency of the State of Qatar, the preparatory meeting of the General Cultural Committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States took place in Doha on Tuesday.

The meeting serves as a precursor to the meeting of Their Excellencies Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Culture of GCC countries tomorrow, followed by a meeting of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers of Culture of GCC states on Thursday.

Director of the Department of Culture and Arts at the Ministry of Culture Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Dulaimi chaired the meeting, whose opening speech emphasized the importance of enhancing joint cultural cooperation among the GCC countries.

Al Dulaimi said that this meeting coincides with the 5th Gulf narration forum taking place in Doha, being one of the GCC's important cultural activities, adding that conducting joint cultural work under the umbrella of the GCC Secretariat General has had a significant impact on the current active cultural life in member states, in addition to activating partnerships with sisterly and friendly countries.

The Director of the Department of Culture and Arts at the Ministry of Culture said that the state of culture in the Gulf is grounded in commonalities and Islamic and Arab identities, which facilitate the implementation of the meeting's outcomes.