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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), officially Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, organization (est. 1981) promoting stability and economic cooperation among Persian Gulf nations. Its members are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In 1991 the GCC countries joined with Egypt and Syria to create a regional peacekeeping force. An aid fund was also established to promote development in Arab states; it was used to help liberate Kuwait in 1991. In 2003 GCC members eliminated tariffs on trade between member nations and established common external tariffs. They have agreed to establish a broader economic union (including a single market and currency) by 2010.

Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf international organization founded in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 1981. Its members include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman. Its purpose is to facilitate cooperation among members in the fields of international commerce, education, shipping, and travel. Headquarters are in Saudi Arabia, and it meets twice a year. Its administrative structure includes a supreme council, a council of foreign ministers, an arbitration commission, and a general secretariat.

Relationship: Examining the Implications for Interests and Policies," while the second day celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Council with a "Forum on the Future of the GCC.

15th annual Arab-U.S. policymakers conference by Hanley, Delinda C. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs

Iran is not a full member of any of the four multilateral security institutions most active in its neighborhood--the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Gulf Cooperation Council or NATO--and must rely on a disparate array of underdeveloped and frequently conflicting bilateral relationships to advance its regional interests.

Facing down Iran by Weitz, Richard / The National Interest

Smith also helped brief officials from countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council on July 17, organized by USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service.

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