GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL: ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS

摘要

The text of the Charter for the Gulf Cooperation Council was agreed upon at a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, on February 4, 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Charter was signed by the Heads of State of these countries on May 25, 1981, in Abu Dhabi, at which time the Gulf Cooperation Council formally came into being. The objectives of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as stated in the Charter, are to effect coordination, integration and interconnection between Member States in all fields in order to achieve unity between them; to deepen and strengthen relations, links and scopes of cooperation prevailing between their peoples in various fields; to formulate similar regulations in various fields including, inter alias, economic and financial affairs, agriculture, industry, commerce, customs and communications, education and culture, social and health affairs, information and tourism, and legislative and administrative affairs; to stimulate scientific and technological progress in various fields, to establish scientific research centers and implement common projects, and to encourage cooperation by the private sector.