Under the patronage of HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, HE the Minister of Environment Abdullah bin Mubarak bin Aabboud Al Maadhadi opened today the Sixth Gulf Conference for Quality and the accompanying exhibition. In a speech he gave at the opening session of the conference, which is held under the slogan 'Quality and institutional development', the Minister of Environment said the State of Qatar's hosting of the conference is a confirmation of its commitment to adopting international quality systems, pointing out that Qatar is keen on issuing legislations pertaining to specifications, standards and their compatibility with the GCC and international requirements and on their application. He referred in this regard to the establishment of Qatar Quality Award since 2003, stressing that the government takes measures to implement the law of this award is also working on the issuance of a ministerial resolution to organize registration of bodies eligible for ISO certifications. HE Al Maadhadi stressed the importance of the role played by Gulf Conference for Quality since its inception in 2001 in the dissemination of a culture of quality, adding that importance was reflected in the participation by the private and public sector in this conference. He looked forward that the conference would be a source of benefiting from the experiences and applications of a number of companies and institutions in the GCC sectors of services, education, health, industry and banks, as well as the exchange of experiences. Following the opening session of the one-day conference, HE the Minister of the Environment honored the sponsors of the conference and also opened the exhibition accompanying the conference.