GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Al-Attiyah, in Jeddah Saturday, said Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki sent a letter to his GCC counterparts wishing to launch free trade negotiations with the six-nation Gulf bloc. This Iranian desire is not new and it was preceded by contacts to launch negotiations for the establishment of a free trade zone (FTZ) between Iran and the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Al-Attiyah told a joint news conference with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nezar Madani.
The GCC Foreign Ministers, who concluded a one-day meeting earlier today, would convey a message to the Iranian side that a technical ministerial committee would study the Iranian letter, he said.| "We'll get back to you. Insh'allah." |
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