GCC Supreme Council

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The GCC Supreme Council is the highest decision-making body of the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising the heads of state of its member countries who set overall policies and strategic direction for the organization.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing council
principal organ
supreme decision-making body
alsoKnownAs Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council
appliesToJurisdiction Gulf Cooperation Council member states
approves GCC general policies
GCC strategic plans
composition heads of state of GCC member countries
convenes annual summit
country Gulf Cooperation Council
decisionMakingProcess consensus
establishedBy Charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council
foundingContext regional cooperation among Arab Gulf monarchies
governs overall direction of GCC integration
hasAuthorityOver GCC Ministerial Council
GCC Secretariat General
hasChair rotating among member states
hasMember head of state of Bahrain
head of state of Kuwait
head of state of Oman
head of state of Qatar
head of state of Saudi Arabia
head of state of the United Arab Emirates
hasMemberState Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
headquartersCountry Saudi Arabia
headquartersLocation Riyadh
inception 1981
language Arabic
legalStatus intergovernmental organ
mainFunction adoption of common strategic positions on regional issues
approval of major agreements and treaties within the GCC
coordination of policies among GCC states
oversight of GCC common market and integration initiatives
meetingFrequency at least once a year
oversees implementation of GCC objectives
parentOrganization Gulf Cooperation Council
partOf Gulf Cooperation Council
regionServed Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf region
role highest decision-making body of the GCC
sets overall policies for the GCC
sets strategic direction for the GCC


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