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Gulf states, Morocco, Jordan agree to set up two working groups to study joint cooperation areas

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Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreed at a meeting, Sunday in Jeddah, with their Moroccan and Jordanian peers, Taib Fassi Fihri and Nasser Jouda respectively, to set up two working groups to discuss areas of joint cooperation.

Both working groups from the six-nation group¹s General Secretariat and from the Moroccan and Jordanian sides to study scopes of cooperation and partnership, said the Council¹s Secretary General Abdellatif Zyan during a press briefing at the end of the 120 session of the organization¹s Ministerial Council.

In a press release, Zyan said the foreign ministers have exchanged views with their Moroccan and Jordanian counterparts ³in a constructive and fraternal climate.²

The statement also included a recommendation to the upcoming GCC summit to approve a 5-year economic development programme that benefits Moroccan and Jordan.

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