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Gulf leaders discuss tighter GCC integration
Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa (C) arrives to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani arrives to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah (C) is greeted by GCC staff upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (C) arrives to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2012. Gulf leaders will discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, likely to start with the kingdom and unrest-hit Bahrain. (AFP/Getty Images)
