The Ministry

Department of GCC Affairs

The Department of GCC Affairs is responsible for:

• Developing bilateral relations between the State and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, working to achieve the Council's objectives in the political, economic, cultural, technical and other fields, and following developments in these countries.
• Studying reports received from the GCC General Secretariat, giving an opinion on them, and referring them to the competent authority.
• Studying and analysing reports and research received from the missions in GCC countries, and taking the necessary action on them.
• Studying and following up on matters, topics, reports and research referred to it concerning conditions, developments and relations between the State and the GCC countries.
• Studying, analysing and evaluating the decisions and recommendations of the Council, its bodies and committees, and proposing how to implement and follow them up, in coordination with the other competent ministries and government agencies.
• Coordinating with the GCC General Secretariat and the relevant bodies in the State on summits, ministerial councils and committees, organising the State's participation in these meetings, and preparing the studies, topics and reports this participation requires.
• Consulting and coordinating with the competent authorities in the State on economic, cultural, technical and other matters within their competence that are referred to the Ministry by GCC countries, the General Secretariat, or joint Gulf institutions or committees, so they can study them and give an opinion.
• Taking part in summits, ministerial councils and joint Gulf committees.
• Preparing the studies, research and reports needed to support joint action and develop cooperation with the GCC countries, in coordination with the competent authorities of the State.
• Coordinating with the Department of Legal Affairs on preparing draft agreements to be concluded with GCC countries.
• Following up on and guiding the activities of the missions in GCC countries.
• Coordinating, following up on and developing relations with the diplomatic missions of GCC countries accredited to the State.
• Following what GCC newspapers publish about matters of interest to the State, analysing it, and advising on any arrangements or recommendations needed, in coordination with the Ministry's Media and Communication Department.
• Following bulletins and publications issued by the diplomatic missions of GCC countries accredited to the State, and giving any necessary opinions or comments, in coordination with the Ministry's Media and Communication Department.
• Preparing, following up on and coordinating visits by the State's high-level official delegations to GCC countries, and any reports requested on them.
• Preparing, following up on and coordinating official visits to the State by high-level delegations from GCC countries, and any reports requested on them.
• Preparing for and taking part in joint committees with GCC countries, and following up on the implementation of their decisions.
• Preparing reports on the State's relations with GCC countries, and keeping the information in them up to date.
• Preparing periodic reports on the activities of the missions in GCC countries.

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