states and gave its recommendations to complete the detailed study. The council welcomed the member states implementation of Manama summit decision in 2005 on extending the umbrella of the social insurance to cover all GCC citizens working in any GCC state rather than the country of origin. It approved a control guide for medicine and pharmaceutical products flowing through all GCC entry points. In support of the international trend to safeguard the environment and ensure sustainable resources, the council approved the green environment initiative, contained in the environment charter to upgrade the competence of environmental establishments in the GCC states and welcomed the supreme council's win of the U.S. Environment Protection Award in recognition of the GCC protection of the ozone layer. The council welcomed Qatar's desire to host the Olympic games in 2016 and decided to support it at international gatherings. --More
