up reports submitted by the ministerial council and took the necessary decisions on them as follows: The Supreme Council reviewed the GCC progress in the economic field through the reports and recommendations submitted to them by the specialized ministerial committees and by the general secretariat. The Supreme Council approved the "Unified Trade Policy of the GCC Countries" document which aims at unifying the external trade policy of the GCC countries and dealing with the external world as one economic unit in addition to the GCC countries' adoption of a unified internal trade policy facilitating the movement of citizens, goods, services and transportation means and taking into consideration the environment and consumer protection. --more 1856 Local Time 1556 GMT
