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National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim
KUWAIT, Nov 24 (KUNA) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states
are moving from cooperation to full integration among each other with bold and
fast-paced moves, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said Sunday.
"We, people of the Arab Gulf states, feel that we belong to one system
which is a good thing that should be built upon to reach integration after
achieving cooperation," Al-Ghanim told reporters after the first session of
Kuwait-hosted 7th meeting of GCC parliaments and Shura Councils speakers.
"This meeting's agenda includes several proposed resolutions to accelerate
GCC integration efforts."
He went on to say that the conferees have "tried to be more realistic, thus
they chose economic integration to start with because it is the closest to the
parliamentary legislation."
Al-Ghanim added that the GCC countries are trying to benefit from the
success story of the European Union in this regard.
He described the first session as "very successful," adding that it showed
the desire of all GCC parliamentarians to overcome differences to expand joint
action and help achieve integration goal.
He disclosed that he has proposed forming a committee to evaluate the
parliamentary work in the GCC countries. He noted that the proposal was
well-received by the conferees.
The first session of the 7th meeting of GCC parliament and Shura speakers
kicked off on Sunday. Chaired by Al-Ghanim, the session focused on the draft
agenda of the seventh meeting which was opened in presence of His Highness the
Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (end)
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