RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s negotiators held an eighth meeting on Thursday at the headquarters of the Commission for International Organizations and Agreements in Riyadh, as they looked forward to imminent talks with South Korea. The team was preparing for the sixth round of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s negotiations over a free trade agreement, which takes place in Seoul from Oct. 24 to 28, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting was presided over by Farid bin Saeed Al-Asali, deputy governor of the commission, and attended by heads of technical negotiating teams, department managers, and coordinators. The team reviewed a summary of the progress so far and discussed the terms of the agreement with heads of negotiating teams. The body also looked into topics such as goods, origin rules, investment and services, e-commerce, and general texts and provisions.