Riyadh, October 14, 2021, SPA – Undersecretaries of Trade Ministries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries today at the Secretariat General in Riyadh held the 53rd Preparatory Meeting for the 61st Meeting of GCC Trade Ministers, which slated for Wednesday October 20, 2021 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The preparatory meeting discussed several subjects on the agenda, mainly the importance of enhancing the pan-GCC trade flow, boosting pan-GCC integration in business entrepreneurship and small- and medium-sized projects, coordinating efforts among GCC countries in international and commercial issues, and other subject and relevant technical reports. --SPA 21:04 LOCAL TIME 18:04 GMT 0030 www.spa.gov.sa/w1635482