Study for GCC nuclear programme progressing

ABU DHABI — Secretary-General of GCC states Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Atiyya said yesterday that he has briefed the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the progress made so far in the study about a proposed common nuclear programme for GCC states for peaceful purposes.

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Published: Mon 7 May 2007, 8:40 AM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:20 AM

The discussions with International Atomic Energy Agency officials are going on well in the framework of the deliberations taken at the Jabir summit held in Riyadh in December last year.

In an interview with WAM, Atiyyah said that his meeting with the President which comes in preparation for the forthcoming consultative summit of the GCC heads of states was very fruitful. Several regional and international issues were discussed in the meeting during which Shaikh Khalifa shared his wise opinions, he added.

The President put forward several valuable directives to strengthen GCC states in its march to become a powerful entity, Atiyyah said.


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