Gulf foreign minister to gather in Istanbul

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is set to host a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul early next month. The meeting comes eight months after GCC countries declared Turkey a "strategic partner" and signed a memorandum of understanding for economic, political and security cooperation. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Turkısh Ambassador to Bahrain Haldun Osman said that the meeting is aiming to boost cooperation possibilities between Turkey and Gulf countries.