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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The council's main headquarters is located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.

The structure of the GCC consists of the Supreme Council, the Ministerial Council and the Secretariat General.


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