GCC leaders keen to advance joint action, says Al-Atiyyah

MUSCAT, December 27, SPA -- Leaders of the member states of the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) are keen on advancing joint action in order
to realize aspirations for greater prosperity and development, said
GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah on Saturday.


In a statement to the local "Oman" daily carried today by Kuwait
News Agency (KUNA), he said the 29th Summit of the GCC Leaders, set
to be held in Muscat on Monday and Tuesday under the chairmanship of
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed, would be "a new launch-pad towards
the GCC integration in all areas of joint action, guided by the
wisdom of Sultan Qaboos and his brothers, the leaders of the Gulf
states."


He added that a number of topics would be discussed at the Muscat
summit, saying the agenda included reports and recommendations issued
by the ministerial committees pertaining to joint action, as well as
the monetary union agreement and its statute, approving the charter
for the joint Gulf market, a report on the "smart card," and a
follow-up on implementation of the Higher GCC Council's decisions in
different areas.

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