Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s member states expressed deep concern and deplore the deteriorating conditions, increasing violence and the excessive use of force in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic which resulted in killing and wounding large numbers of the citizens of the brotherly Syrian people. In a press release issued today by the GCC General Secretariat, the six-member GCC also expressed regret and sorrow for the continued bloodshed in Syria, confirming their keenness on the security, stability and unity of Syria, and called for the immediate halt to violence and any armed manifestations. GCC called for an end to the bloodshed and resort to wisdom, and make serious and necessary reforms that ensure the rights of the Syrian people, safeguard their dignity and meet their aspirations.