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	Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج), formerly named and still commonly called Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (مجلس التعاون الخليجي) is a regional organization involving the six Persian Gulf Arab States with many economic and social objectives in mind.
		It should be noted that not all of the countries neighboring the Persian Gulf are members of the council.
		The common and internationally recognized term "Persian Gulf" is not used in the name of the organization, as the governments of these Arab countries since 1960s refer to the Persian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf" which is the ancient name of the present-day Red Sea (see Dispute over the name of the Persian Gulf).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council (414 words)

	Persian Gulf Arab States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Persian Gulf Arab States are a group of six Arab countries that border the Persian Gulf.
		The Arab states of the Persian Gulf share a regional culture that is sometimes referred to "khaleeji (gulf) culture".
		They all speak the Gulf dialect of Arabic and share similar music styles (sawt, fijiri, etc.), cuisine, dress, etc. Most people in the Persian Gulf states also trace their ancestry back to Bedouin origins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Persian_Gulf_Arab_States (373 words)

	Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council, an organization founded in May 1981 to...
		The UAE is a member of the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC),...
		In 1952 a council of the leaders of the Trucial States was formed to encourage the adoption of common administrative policies, with a view to the...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf.html (217 words)

	The EU's relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council - Overview
		The EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
		The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is a regional organisation created in May 1981 by Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
		The major challenge for Gulf states these days is to invest those revenues wisely and in a sustainable way in order to strike a balance between short-term welfare and job creation and long-term structural investment.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/gulf_cooperation/intro/index.htm (1292 words)

	Gulf Cooperation Council - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL [Gulf Cooperation Council] (GCC), officially Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, organization (est.
		UN: Sec-Gen stresses determination of Gulf Cooperation Council to solve disputes by dialogue.
		Profile: Gulf Cooperation Council rallies troops and equipment in case Kuwait is attacked
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/g/gulfc1oop.asp (288 words)

	National Security Crimes - McNabb Associates, P.C.
		Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
		GCC member states have since 1982 been in the process of integrating their defense capabilities (Peninsula Shield) to address emerging common security threats, particularly following an agreement which arose from a 1997 agreement at the Kuwait summit which has initiated a system for early warning in defense.
		The GCC is run primarily by the Supreme Council, which is comprised of the heads of government of the member states on a rotational presidency, and is reinforced by the Consultative Commission (formed by 5 prominent citizens of the member states, 30 in all) and the Commission for the Settlement of Disputes.
	www.nationalsecuritycrimes.com /gcc.htm (257 words)

	Ain-Al-Yaqeen - December 24, 2004 - Article 6
		The Council reiterates that the perpetrators of such terrorist acts and sabotage that are in contradiction with the sublime teachings and principles of Islam are in effect, committing immoral and inhuman acts.
		The Council affirms the keenness of the GCC States to adopt all means to preserve peace and tranquillity in order to safeguard the lives and properties of the citizens, and to defend their accomplishments, thus embodying the principle of collective security.
		The Supreme Council is responsible for determining the overall policy of the GCC and for ratifying recommendations presented to it by the Ministerial Council or the Secretariat General.
	www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20041224/feat6en.htm (2227 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Gulf states push for single currency
		The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf was created in 1981 in order to boost the economies of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
		The Gulf states were concerned about the vulnerability of their economies, due to their heavy dependence on oil wealth.
		Arab currencies are only very thinly traded and would never rival the supremacy of the dollar, and the dollar peg already protects them against the volatility of minor currencies.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/2313847.stm (592 words)

	Will the Gulf Monarchies Work Together? - Middle East Quarterly - March 1997
		Further, the council's history indicates that the common elements of the GCC states -- what brought them together in the first place -- have come to be sources of differences.
		In the Gulf monarchies, the export of Iran's revolution was seen as a severe security threat, and not incorrectly, for most of them have significant numbers of Twelver Shi`i citizens who found the revolution's slogans especially attractive.
		This federal state could construct a wide framework for free labor and capital movements, which would go far toward reducing the influx of foreign labor and balance the population in countries like UAE by allowing the national surplus labor in countries like Bahrain to seek jobs held by foreign labor.
	www.meforum.org /article/340 (3595 words)

	Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf
		Today the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG) commissioned the first phase of an important new military capability which provides new dimensions to coordination among the member states and will contributed greatly to the peace and stability of the Arabian Gulf region.
		The Arab Gulf States contributed their finest military and technical experts to form a Technical Committee for each of these important projects.
		The Committees are overseen by the CCASG Deputy Secretary General for Military Affairs, Major General Faleh Al-Shatti and operate under the guidance of His Excellency Jamail Al-Hejailon, the CCASG Secretary General.
	www.saudia-online.com /press/press3.shtml (799 words)

	Imperfect Alliances: Will the Gulf Monarchies Work Together?
		The fall of the shah also cast doubt on the United States as a reliable ally, leaving the monarchs wary of too great dependence on a single external power.1 Perhaps this role had once been filled by Great Britain but could not be by the United States, and not under current circumstances.
		A few months later, on May 25, 1981, the leaders of the six states signed The Basic Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (its constitution), which calls on the members to cooperate in all fields, with the eventual goal of political unification.
		Turki al-Hamad writes on Arab politics and thought for Al- Sharq al-Awsat, and is a former professor of political science at King Saud University in Dhaharn.
	meria.idc.ac.il /journal/1997/issue2/jv1n2a3.html (3709 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - United Arab Emirates
		THE MINISTER — (...) On the question of Iraq, a new chapter is opening for the whole region as well as for the Gulf States in particular, with the prospect of a restoration of trust between that country and all the States surrounding it.
		Moreover, this year she chairs the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
		Under Kuwait's chairmanship, the Gulf Cooperation Council is preparing a regional charter on the fight against terrorism.
	www.info-france-usa.org /printfriendly/statmnts2004/villepin_gulf011304_pf.asp (913 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Persian Gulf
		In letters to the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- Human Rights Watch strongly urged their leaders to endorse the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
		Human Rights Watch is writing to Your Highness to recommend respectfully that the State of Kuwait commence the appropriate steps to consider and then ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
		We have also written to the other member governments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, requesting that they also begin the process of ratification or accession to this important new international treaty.
	www.hrw.org /doc?t=persian_gulf&document_limit=40,20 (1114 words)

	Middle East & North Africa - Technical Cooperation Program
		Today the Arab States of the Gulf are interested in cooperation in macroeconomics and sectoral policies-such as those that help diversify labor markets, protect the environment, develop human resources, and promote the private sector.
		While the Arab States of the Gulf receive some non-reimbursable services-initiated as a reflection of their long standing membership in the Bank and of their major contribution to global progress, the bulk of the program’s services to these countries has been reimbursable.
		On May 26, 1981 an agreement was signed between the six countries of the Gulf (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) to coordinate their economic, political, cultural and security policy, thus creating the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, better known by the acronym of GCC.
	lnweb18.worldbank.org /mna/mena.nsf/0/8797BA0F9058261F85256B3500693EC1?OpenDocument (1204 words)

	The European Union and the Gulf States: A Growing Partnership
		The introduction of cultural cooperation has to be viewed in light of the ongoing criticism by European media and European parliaments of social practices prevalent in the Gulf states, which has tended to cause alienation on the part of the targeted governments.
		In 1997 the Commission informed the Joint Council of its intention to identify potential correspondents for BRE or BC-Net members in the area of the Gulf states, and the 1998 Joint Council called upon GCC chambers of commerce to become correspondents of the BRE network in the region.
		The introduction of cultural cooperation was an effort to create a climate of goodwill among the civil societies of both blocs and reduce the sort of criticism that has led to alienation among the governments.
	www.mepc.org /journal_vol7/9910_saleh.asp (9021 words)

	Arab Cooperation Council - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), organization founded on February 16, 1989, to promote economic cooperation between Arab states with the aim of...
		Council of Europe: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
		Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international body composed of 30 countries participating in a permanent...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Arab_Cooperation_Council.html (123 words)

	Gulf Cooperation Council - GCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Gulf Cooperation Council aims to coordinate resistance to outside intervention in the Gulf.
		The Gulf Cooperation Council seeks to strengthen cooperation (in areas such as agriculture, industry, investment, security, and trade) among its six members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Quatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
		The Gulf Cooperation Council, created in response to the outbreach of the Iran-Iraq war, established the Gulf Standards Organization in November 1982 and the Gulf Investment Corporation in 1984.
	www.arab.de /arabinfo/gcc.htm (130 words)

	Ain-Al-Yaqeen - June 2, 2006 - Article 7
		Such cooperation and coordination were obvious during the crisis witnessed by the region, especially during the Iraq-Iran war, and the Iraqi invasion to Kuwait.
		On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the council's foundation, the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Rahman Ibn Hamad Al-Atiyyah honored the directors chief editors of news agencies of GCC states.
		The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah stressed the importance of the GCC media in promoting cooperation among Arab Gulf States in the political, economic, cultural and social fields.
	www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20060602/feat7en.htm (2764 words)

	Emirates Post issues stamp on 25th anniversary of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News
		The first Gulf Cooperation Council summit was held on May 25, 1981, in Abu Dhabi.
		The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Arab Gulf States is a regional political, economic and social organization, representing a cooperative initiative of Arab Gulf states, established to meet challenges peculiar to the region.
		The member countries of the Council are: the State of the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm/sidZAWYA20060527073616 (591 words)

	Bureau for Arab countries, Cooperation with other organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The aim of the Meeting was to continue coordination among the representatives of the Arab countries by exposing recent intellectual property issues on the Organization’s agenda, in particular in relation to the work of the standing committees as well as other assistance programs channeled to the region.
		WIPO cooperates with the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in organizing training activities, through study-visits abroad, including on-the-job and/or collective training in the field of patents.
		The Center was created on August 11, 2003, through cooperation between the Government of Jordan and WIPO, as a non-governmental organization which serves as a forum for providing education and specialized training in the field of intellectual property for officials from Jordan and the Arab region.
	www.wipo.int /arab/en/cooperation/organizations.html (1783 words)

	Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation between India & Kuwait
		The Governments of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait, that are parties to the Charter of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, hereinafter referred to as "GCC States" ;
		The Contracting Parties shall consider ways and means for expanding and liberalizing their trade relations including initiating discussions on the feasibility of a Free Trade Area between them, taking into account their international obligations and principles of the WTO.
		For the Governments of the Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
	commerce.nic.in /india_gcc_agreement.htm (628 words)

	Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC]
		The Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] was established in an agreement concluded on 25 May 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
		In a series of meetings, chiefs of staff and defense ministers of the gulf states developed plans for mutual defense and launched efforts to form a joint command and a joint defense network.
		In March 1991, after the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War, the six members of the GCC, together with Egypt and Syria, declared their intention to establish a deterrent force to protect Kuwait, with Egypt and Syria to provide the bulk of the troops and the GCC states to provide the financing.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/gulf/gcc.htm (705 words)

	News From France
		France is the first E.U. state to officially acknowledge the instruments of ratification of these two accords that creates a partnership between the E.U. and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) for the next 20 years.
		At the economic level, cooperation is very important since the E.U. countries are leading partners of the Gulf states.
		The decision of the Gulf States to bring forward to 2003, from 2005, the establishment of a customs union is an early indication of this kind of cooperation.
	www.info-france-usa.org /publi/nff/0203/eve.htm (1008 words)

	BOOKSLIVRESLIBROS
		It was organized by the FAO Regional Office for the Near East in cooperation with the Arab Nutrition Society and the Kuwait Nutrition Council.
		Over 20 participants from the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were invited to attend the workshop in their personal capacities.
		Micronutrient deficiencies in the Arab countries of the Gulf result primarily from inadequate intake of foods containing essential micronutrients and from impaired utilization, which is often associated with infections that can reduce the absorption of micronutrients and increase their metabolic consumption.
	www.fao.org /docrep/W7336T/w7336t0a.htm (591 words)

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