The EU Council's Middle East/Gulf Working Group in a paper obtained by EUROPE dated 7 July, has recommended the strengthening of relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its member countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar).
The diplomats stress the "strategic importance" for the EU of relations with these countries, given their growing economic, political and geostrategic importance and their increasing regional and global involvement.
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