INADEQUACIES EXPOSED

At the end of their recent meeting in Taif, having held an "open" session for more than a month, the GCC foreign ministers welcomed the UN Security Council resolution on the Iran-Iraq war and urged the world community to "take positive attitudes" that would bring "peace, security and stability in the Gulf region". The ministers, meeting as the GCC Ministerial Council, also confirmed support for the arrangements made by Kuwait to preserve its safety and "hailed" the positive stance adopted by Iraq in relation to the Security Council resolution .