The Communique said " The Ministerial Council also congratulated Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for undergoing a successful surgery and his safe return home (from abroad), wishing him good health." It added that the Ministerial Council reviewed achievements of the joint cooperation of the GCC countries since the last session in various fields as well as progress in political and security issues at regional and international arenas. In the sphere of economy, the Ministerial Council got acquainted with reports and minutes of the meetings of a number of Ministerial Committees relating to the joint economic work. In the field of communications, posts and information technology, the Ministerial Council was briefed on the conclusion of the Ministerial Committee's 14th session and its recommendations on pricing regime for communications companies in GCC countries. In the sphere of trade, the Ministerial Council was informed on the results of the mission of the trade cooperation committee with regard to trade marks and commercial fraud. In the sphere of planning and development, The Ministerial Council was updated on the results of the Ministerial Committee in its 14th session as regards population policies, procedures and programs adopted by the GCC countries to amend the population structure as well as prospects of issuing a report on the growth of human resources and conduct a study to establish a GCC statistics center.--MORE1116 Local Time 0816 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/287650