The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states are moving from cooperation to full integration among each other with bold and fast-paced moves, Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said Sunday. "We, people of the Arab Gulf states, feel that we belong to one system which is a good thing that should be built upon to reach integration after achieving cooperation," Al-Ghanim told reporters after the first session of Kuwait-hosted 7th meeting of GCC parliaments and Shura Councils speakers. "This meeting's agenda includes several proposed resolutions to accelerate GCC integration efforts." He went on to say that the conferees have "tried to be more realistic, thus they chose economic integration to start with because it is the closest to the parliamentary legislation." Al-Ghanim added that the GCC countries are trying to benefit from the success story of the European Union in this regard. He described the first session as "very successful," adding that it showed the desire of all GCC parliamentarians to overcome differences to expand joint action and help achieve integration goal. He disclosed that he has proposed forming a committee to evaluate the parliamentary work in the GCC countries. He noted that the proposal was well-received by the conferees.
