Riyadh, March 7, SPA -- Secretary General of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah arrived here on Sunday on a 3-day visit to Yemen in response to an invitation from the Yemeni Government. He was welcomed at Sanaa International Airport by Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr Abu Bakr Al-Kurbi. In a press statement, Al-Atiyyah underlined the importance of genuine partnership between the GCC member states and Yemen. He noted that he will review with the Yemeni officials issues pertaining to cooperation between the GCC and Yemen. Al-Atiyyah pointed out that Yemen has already joined some of the GCC organs like the Executive Council of the GCC Health Ministers, the Council of the GCC Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs as well as the Arab Bureau for Education in the Gulf States (ABEGS) and the Arab Gulf Football Cup. The GCC is made up of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.--SPA 1108 Local Time 0808 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/244711