GCC Ministerial Council
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GCC Ministerial Council canonical | 7 |
| 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 (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GCC Council of Ministers
this entity surface form:
GCC ministerial councils