King Abdullah's proposals to remove all obstacles in forging integration of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be the focus of the grouping's summit meeting in Muscat at the end of the month. Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah, GCC Secretary General, said here on Friday that a committee to study the proposals has already completed its task. The economic issue, he said, would dominate the meeting which would endorse the monetary union besides setting up a monetary council paving the way for the foundation of a central bank for member states. Al-Attiyah said the leaders would extensively discuss Mideast peace situation and Lebanon issues. The summit would urge the Palestinian factions to patch up their differences and achieve reconciliation, he said The international community, he said, must exert pressure on Israel to end its inhumane blockade on Gaza and abide by Arab peace initiative and Road Map for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. He said the GCC leaders would be briefed on a report made of the GCC General Secretariat for utilization of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Al-Attiyah said the summit would ask Iran to respond to UAE efforts to resolve the islands dispute through direct talks or moving the matter to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
