Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Jordan and Morocco soon members of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting Tuesday, May 10 summit in Riyadh, have expressed support for the accession of Jordan and Morocco to their regional grouping, told the press the GCC Secretary General, Abdellatif Zayani. That surprise decision was announced after a summit of concerted six GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar), focusing on developments in the region, including tensions with the Iran and the political crisis in Yemen.

Jordan is a neighbor of Saudi Arabia while Morocco, a country in North Africa, is geographically located far from the GCC. Both countries are monarchies as well as the GCC countries.

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