Dhabi on 30 January 2011 and the success of the exploratory tour of the free trade negotiations with Malaysia held in Riyadh on 20 February 2011. The ministers welcomed a U.S. proposal to conclude a Framework Agreement for economic cooperation with the GCC member states and instructed the Secretariat General to complete the subsequent procedure. They welcomed the 1st Ministerial Joint Meeting for Strategic Dialogue between GCC and Pakistan, the 1st Ministerial Joint Meeting for Strategic Dialogue between GCC and Australia and the signing of related memoranda with both countries. The meeting expressed satisfaction over the security coordination and cooperation among the GCC member states in view of the current developments in the region. In the field of terror combat, the GCC reiterated its firm position on rejection of violence and terror-related extremism and expressed support for all regional and international efforts calling for terror combat. The meeting blessed Qatar's hosting of the headquarters of the GCC Criminal Information Center for Drug Combat. The Foreign Ministers approved and forwarded to the Supreme Council the recommendations of the ad hoc committee on studying the Consultative Commission's proposals regarding the development of Shoura (consultative) mechanism. --More
