KUWAIT, Nov 12 (KUNA) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has given the thumbs up to the first phase of a "one-stop" travel system that allows Gulf Arab nationals to complete all travel procedures at one point, the bloc's chief said on Wednesday.
The new system would first run a trial period for air travel between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, where if proven successful, would then apply to the rest of GCC member states, Jasem Al-Budaiwi told KUNA after talks involving interior ministers from the six-member bloc.
The gathering yielded a comprehensive "GCC security strategy" to fight money laundering, in addition to a unified electronic system that links travel violations between the Riyadh-based bloc's members, ahead of the first ever GCC security conference slated for Abu Dhabi in 2027, he added. (end) ns.nam