A 08-member high-level media delegation from Sri Lanka representing the main stream print and electronic media visited Kuwait on the invitation of the Kuwaiti Government for the 30th GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Summit from 14th to 15th December 2009. The Sri Lankan media delegation is one of the largest media contingents of Asian Journalists invited for this historic summit hosted by Kuwait. The media journalists who have been embedded with over 350 foreign Journalists reported exclusively with an in-depth analysis on the 02-day summit proceedings which involved leaders of Gulf States i.e. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait at a crucial time for the Gulf region. The agenda items featured at the Gulf Council Summit included the common currency, food security, the situation in Palestine, Iraq and other regional issues. The media team also reported exclusively on the important role played by Kuwait within the GCC and beyond.
