Doha: The State of Qatar participated Tuesday in the 8th extraordinary meeting of the GCC Undersecretaries of Ministries of Industry Committee, held virtually via video conferencing. HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Mohammed bin Hassan Al Malki led the State of Qatar's delegation at the meeting.

According to Qatar News Agency, the meeting was attended by Their Excellencies the GCC Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Industry, HE the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs at the GCC General Secretariat, and the CEO of the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting. The meeting discussed several agenda topics, particularly the vision for defining the Gulf national product and the Omani-Kuwaiti proposal to address the localization standard according to industrial sectors. Additionally, the executive plan for the lists of goods subject to collective protection according to industrial sectors was reviewed, and appropriate decisions were made regarding them.