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Arab States Welcome Ahmadinejad Offer
Source: Alalam.ir, 4-12-2007
DOHA--The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed Tuesday proposals made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the PGCC's annual summit in Doha, Qatar.
Ahmadinejad made a string of proposal Monday, including asking Persian Gulf states to work on the establishment of regional economic and security blocs.
PGCCs' supreme council, in a statement, said that the bloc of the six Arab nations "will study those proposals in a bid to boost good neighborliness and reciprocal respect" and contribute to fostering "peace and stability in the region."
PGCC chief Abdul Rahman al-Attiya also announced the establishment of a common market.
Reading out the Doha Declaration, al-Attiya said the long-anticipated common market will be brought into play as of Jan. 1, 2008.
The common market is aimed at achieving fairness for the people in the six Persian Gulf states in business, investment, employment, education and medical care, according to al-Attiya.
The bloc launched a customs union in 2003 and aims to set up a common market by 2007 and to adopt a single currency in 2010.
In his Monday speech, Ahmadinejad called for "open borders" with the PGCC states to strengthen e economic relations, lifting of visas to facilitate free movement of citizens and protection the regional environment.
Moreover, Ahmadinejad offered to share Iran's expertise in various fields, including "energy and the new technologies." Iran could also offer water and natural gas to its neighbors, he said.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates form the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.
Ahmadinejad proposed that Iran and PGCC states work on regional security and economic pacts "without foreign influence", saying this would secure peace and prosperity for all.
The two-day GCC summit kicked off on Monday, with regional security and economic integration topping the agenda.
Founded in 1981, the Riyadh-based PGCC is a regional political and economic alliance aimed at enhancing cooperation among its six member states.
DOHA--The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed Tuesday proposals made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the PGCC's annual summit in Doha, Qatar.
Ahmadinejad made a string of proposal Monday, including asking Persian Gulf states to work on the establishment of regional economic and security blocs.
PGCCs' supreme council, in a statement, said that the bloc of the six Arab nations "will study those proposals in a bid to boost good neighborliness and reciprocal respect" and contribute to fostering "peace and stability in the region."
PGCC chief Abdul Rahman al-Attiya also announced the establishment of a common market.
Reading out the Doha Declaration, al-Attiya said the long-anticipated common market will be brought into play as of Jan. 1, 2008.
The common market is aimed at achieving fairness for the people in the six Persian Gulf states in business, investment, employment, education and medical care, according to al-Attiya.
The bloc launched a customs union in 2003 and aims to set up a common market by 2007 and to adopt a single currency in 2010.
In his Monday speech, Ahmadinejad called for "open borders" with the PGCC states to strengthen e economic relations, lifting of visas to facilitate free movement of citizens and protection the regional environment.
Moreover, Ahmadinejad offered to share Iran's expertise in various fields, including "energy and the new technologies." Iran could also offer water and natural gas to its neighbors, he said.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates form the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.
Ahmadinejad proposed that Iran and PGCC states work on regional security and economic pacts "without foreign influence", saying this would secure peace and prosperity for all.
The two-day GCC summit kicked off on Monday, with regional security and economic integration topping the agenda.
Founded in 1981, the Riyadh-based PGCC is a regional political and economic alliance aimed at enhancing cooperation among its six member states.
