Brussels, 17/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and the secretariat of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) have decided to step up the pace of their negotiation on a free trade agreement in the hope of concluding them by the end of the year. This deadline was set in April and was reconfirmed at the latest round last week in Brussels and also at a meeting between the European ambassadors to Riyadh and the secretary of the GCC, at his initiative. Mr Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah...