Leaders of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are keen on advancing joint action in order to realize aspirations for greater prosperity and development, said GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Al-Atiyyah on Saturday. In a statement to the local "Oman" daily carried today by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), he said the 29th Summit of the GCC Leaders, set to be held in Muscat on Monday and Tuesday under the chairmanship of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed, would be "a new launch-pad towards the GCC integration in all areas of joint action, guided by the wisdom of Sultan Qaboos and his brothers, the leaders of the Gulf states." He added that a number of topics would be discussed at the Muscat summit, saying the agenda included reports and recommendations issued by the ministerial committees pertaining to joint action, as well as the monetary union agreement and its statute, approving the charter for the joint Gulf market, a report on the "smart card," and a follow-up on implementation of the Higher GCC Council's decisions in different areas. --MORE
