The Secretary-General of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul-Rahman Hamad Al-ATIYYAH said Friday the agenda of Supreme Council's 27th session, starting tomorrow in Riyadh, would focus on joint action in various spheres including key political and security perspectives as well as several other issues of concern to the region's development and progress. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, he said the agenda also included issues such as counter-terrorism; Iran's occupation of the three islands belonging to the United Arab Emirates; the prospective relations with Iran and the Iranian nuclear file; the current situation in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian lands; the peace process in the Middle East and the latest developments in Lebanon, the Sudan and Somalia. Referring to current happenings in Lebanon, Al-ATIYYAH stressed that these conditions calls for concern as they might lead to unpredictable consequences. "We in the Council, wish that wisdom would prevail and make all people assume their responsibilities in addressing to the risks of sedition and the prevention of division and divisiveness." He explained that the GCC General Secretariat is getting prepared since the last 26th summit, held in Abu Dhabi, by following up the implementation of the resolutions of the previous summit (King Fahd Summit), and the preparation of the meetings of technical ministerial committees to present the results to the meetings of foreign ministers for approval. As regards the efforts of integration between the GCC countries, Al-ATIYYAH said the integration efforts are numerous and deep-rooted in all areas. He affirmed that the Gulf Common Market, is one of the most significant steps on the way to the desired integration through economic unity among the GCC countries. The GCC is made up of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
