GCC Ministerial Council

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decision-making body executive body organ of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The GCC Ministerial Council is the executive decision-making body of the Gulf Cooperation Council, composed of the foreign ministers of its member states and responsible for coordinating and implementing joint policies.

Aliases (2)

GCC Council of Ministers ×1
GCC ministerial councils ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body → executive body → organ of the Gulf Cooperation Council →
alsoKnownAs	GCC Ministerial Council → surface form: "GCC Council of Ministers" Ministerial Council of the GCC → surface form: "Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council"
composedOf	foreign ministers of GCC member states →
cooperatesWith	GCC Secretariat General → surface form: "GCC Secretariat-General"
countryServed	Bahrain → surface form: "Kingdom of Bahrain" Saudi Arabia → surface form: "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" Kuwait → surface form: "State of Kuwait" Qatar → surface form: "State of Qatar" Oman → surface form: "Sultanate of Oman" United Arab Emirates →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus →
establishedBy	Charter of the Gulf Cooperation Council →
establishedIn	1981 →
hasAuthorityOver	GCC economic and social coordination → GCC joint foreign policy coordination → GCC political cooperation → GCC security cooperation →
hasRole	coordination of joint policies → executive decision-making → implementation of joint policies →
headquartersLocation	Riyadh → surface form: "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"
jurisdiction	GCC member states →
languageUsed	Arabic →
legalBasis	GCC Charter provisions on the Ministerial Council →
meetingFrequency	at least every three months →
meets	periodically →
membership	six GCC member states →
oversees	specialized ministerial committees of the GCC →
partOf	Gulf Cooperation Council →
policyArea	economic cooperation → foreign affairs → security → social and cultural cooperation →
primaryFunction	ensure implementation of decisions of the GCC Supreme Council → prepare recommendations and proposals for the GCC Supreme Council → propose policies and measures for cooperation among member states →
regionServed	Persian Gulf → surface form: "Arabian Gulf region"
reportsTo	Supreme Council of the GCC → surface form: "Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council"
responsibleFor	drafting agreements and regulations for GCC → following up on implementation of GCC agreements → preparing annual reports on GCC activities →
typeOfOrganization	intergovernmental council →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GCC Ministerial Council → alsoKnownAs → GCC Ministerial Council →

this entity surface form: "GCC Council of Ministers"

GCC Secretariat General → coordinatesWith → GCC Ministerial Council →

GCC Supreme Council → hasAuthorityOver → GCC Ministerial Council →

Gulf Cooperation Council → hasOrgan → GCC Ministerial Council →

GCC Consultative Authority → worksWith → GCC Ministerial Council →

this entity surface form: "GCC ministerial councils"