Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Head of Customs, chaired the delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain participating in the fourteenth meeting of the Executive Council of the Customs Union, which was hosted by the sisterly State of Kuwait, with the participation of representatives of the member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa stressed that the Kingdom of Bahrain is continuing to implement the directives of the wise leadership to consolidate joint Gulf cooperation and overcoming obstacles to the trade and investment movement, which reflects positively on national economies and enhances the position of the Cooperation Council at the regional and international levels, adding that Bahrain’s participation comes within the framework of its keenness to support everything that would enhance economic integration between the countries of the Cooperation Council.
During the meeting, a number of issues and decisions were discussed that would enhance the march of the customs union, foremost of which are: strengthening financial and economic cooperation between member states and unifying efforts to facilitate the smooth flow of inter -trade and review and modernize the joint customs action plans, in a manner that ensures that global economic developments, and coordination on technical and legal procedures aimed at unifying customs policies and facilitating the movement of commodities within the framework of the joint Gulf market through the follow -up of technical committees and work teams Customs, which is under the framework of the Customs Union.
