ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 2 Business | 14 Sport | 22 Third GCC Government final Nasser Saleh Coast Guard consumption Al Attiyah on Week focuses expenditure of course for ME on safety. Qatar up in Q2. title glory. FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2015 • 3 Muharram 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6585 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Deputy Emir meets GCC transport ministers Emir gets written GCC planning message from Russian president DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yester- sea transport day received a written message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was received by For- eign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah during a to boost trade meeting with Russian Ambassa- dor Noor Mohammad Julov. Regional company to be floated QNA DOHA: The GCC states are ister H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al GCC ministers working to develop regional sea Sulaiti said it has been decided transport to further consolidate to set up a GCC Marine Services back Qatar bid for their economic integration. Committee to ensure the success Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani with GCC transport ministers at the Emiri Diwan in Doha Plans are afoot to float a of regional sea transport. yesterday. He wished them success in their 19th meeting with results that contribute to the development of top Unesco post regional company that would pro- He told reporters on the side- joint GCC action. Talks also dealt with fraternal relations between GCC member states. mote sea transport as a means of lines of the ministerial meeting DOHA: The GCC Ministers of furthering trade among the mem- that the panel is one of the five Culture yesterday declared sup- ber-states. This was disclosed committees the ministers decided two months, a time frame will be means of inviting tenders for the in October last year. port for Qatar’s candidate and by GCC Secretary-General Dr to set up. announced to complete the ambi- regional rail project and impor- The greatest achievement in Minister of Culture, Arts and Abdullateef bin Rashid Al Zayani The committees will make sure tious GCC railway project. tant junctions of the network. the realm of the regional railway Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin here yesterday. that joint GCC projects meant Yesterday’s meeting, he said, In his opening address to the project has been the establish- Abdulaziz Al Kuwari for the posi- In his opening address to a to push economic integration, had also decided to unify all road ministerial meeting, Al Sulaiti ment of a GCC railway authority tion of the secretary-general of meeting of GCC transport minis- including regional transporta- and transport-related signs and reiterated that overall plans for tasked with supervising the mega United Nations Educational, Sci- ters, he said that on agenda was a tion-related projects, are deliv- sign boards, including traffic regional economic integration project. entific and Cultural Organisation discussion on forming a joint GCC ered on time. guidelines, at the GCC level. included a network of highways “The rail project will help meet (Unesco) in 2017. company for marine transport. It was also decided to form an Talking about the GCC rail and diversification of transpor- the aspirations of the people of This came at their 21st meeting The company will run sea autonomous GCC authority for project, the Minister said Salwa tation options for GCC nationals the GCC,” said the Minister in his that concluded yesterday. transport services among mem- regional ports that would look area in Saudi Arabia will be one and goods. opening remarks as he chaired The meeting also decided to ber countries to help regional after regional land and sea trans- of the important junctions of the This was the 19th meeting of the ministerial meeting. organise a major cultural car- economic integration. port services. regional rail network. the GCC transport ministers. The nival in Qatar and other GCC Later, Qatar’s Transport Min- Al Sulaiti said that in the next The meeting also discussed previous one was held in Kuwait THE PENINSULA states next year to promote the GCC identity. It will feature pro- grammes and activities in all the GCC states under one theme. The logo for the celebration will be made through an art competi- tion open for artists from all GCC Yemen ‘peace talks can start by month-end’ states. Kuwait will organise the competition and the logo and pro- grammes will be unveiled by the GENEVA: United Nations Dep- resuming talks on a ceasefire Saudi Arabia led an Arab mili- before. Geneva talks started but Meanwhile, Houthi forces fired Minister of Culture of the GCC uty Secretary-General Jan Elias- and a political process, mediated tary intervention against the not much came out of it,” he said, a ballistic missile in retaliation for Rotating Presidency or through son said yesterday he hoped peace by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Houthis beginning on March 26 referring to a round in June. attacks by the coalition, a source the GCC secretary-general. talks to end the war in Yemen Ahmed, he said. to restore the Yemeni government Eliasson said a UN verification in the rebels group said. The ministers also agreed on a could start by this month-end. “I found in Saudi and the UAE ousted by the group. mechanism to inspect commercial Houthi-linked Al Masirah TV common cultural action reviewed Eliasson, speaking after meet- a desire, a will to move to the “I told you also about the deep ships heading to Yemen was in said the Scud, a powerful Cold and modified after the approval ings in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and political phase as soon as possible. mistrust that exists between key place and that the UN is in talks War-era weapon, had been fired of the legislative and legal affairs Iran, called for Houthi fighters I asked both sides to make that actors, not least Saudi and the on ending the Saudi-led blockade at a military base near the city sector of the GCC general-secre- and the exiled Yemen government case very strongly to the Hadi UAE on one side and Iran on the of Yemen, where the humanitar- of Khamees Mushait in the king- tariat. of President Abdrabu Mansur government,” Eliasson said, refer- other. “I need to balance possi- ian situation is “critical”. dom’s southwest. The area is It has also been agreed to study Hadi to attend the UN-backed ring to the Riyadh-based Yemeni ble optimism with this very seri- “We also are in discussion about home to King Khaled Air Base, a proposal to formulate a GCC talks without pre-conditions. government. But both Gulf states ous problem that we have such a opening other ports for access to the largest air force base in the cultural strategy. Al Qaeda has gained territory “felt the Houthis were encouraged lack of trust among the different Yemen. That process will go on south. Continued on page 2 and influence in Yemen, which by the Iranians to go on with their actors,” Eliasson said. even without talks starting, but also made a “strong logic” for political ambitions,” he said. “We have been disappointed I’m sure they will be part of talks.” AGENCIES THE PENINSULA Top bikers at Al Shaqab Jordan prince in run Russia warned over ‘Syria mistake’ for FIFA president ANKARA: Turkey and Saudi meaning or benefit, other than with Russian officials, Riyadh AMMAN: Prince Ali bin Al Hus- Arabia yesterday warned Rus- delaying the transition process had told Moscow that the Syria sein of Jordan has announced his sia over the consequences of to help Syria out of the chaos,” crisis should be solved accord- candidacy for the FIFA presiden- its intervention in Syria, with he added. “We will continue ing to the 2012 Geneva com- tial election, vying to become the Ankara telling Moscow its with our warnings.” muniqué which envisages a head of the global governing body bombing campaign in support Ankara is concerned over political transition in Syria. for football. Prince Ali, a former of the regime was a “big mis- claims — denied by Moscow “We (in Ankara) discussed FIFA vice-president, said he had take”. — that its bombing campaign the intervention of foreign backing from five of FIFA’s 209 Ankara and Riyadh support has targeted anti-Assad rebels powers, especially the Russian member associations but declined the moderate opposition in rather than the stated aim of intervention which is a very to name them. He challenged in Syria and have been infuriated Islamic State (IS) jihadists. critical issue and could lead to the May leadership poll then- by Moscow’s bombing campaign “Saudi Arabia and Turkey foreigners intervening in Syria incumbent Sepp Blatter, but with- to prop the regime of President are in agreement on supporting from the outside,” he said. drew after the first round. Bashar Al Assad. the opposition in Syria. What Their united opposition to “Russia is making a big mis- is important is a political solu- the Russian campaign has QNA take,” Turkish Foreign Minister tion,” Al Jubeir said. intensified a rapprochement Feridun Sinirlioglu told report- “We are in agreement that between Turkey and Saudi Ara- Turkey seeks EU ers after talks in Ankara with there will certainly be no role bia that has gained pace over WorkdSBK riders get a close look at one of the horses at Al Shaqab Arena Saudi counterpart Adel Al for Bashar Al Assad,” the Saudi the last months. visa liberalisation undergoing a water therapy session in Doha yesterday.